# Who wrote the original "Heavy boots" story on the internet message boards. I'm thinking it was in the 1980s (but I could be wrong) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 11, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-original-heavy-boots-story-on-the-internet-message-boards-im-thinking-it-was-in-the-1980s-but-i-could-be-wrong/959268 "2022-02-11T04:07:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-original-heavy-boots-story-on-the-internet-message-boards-im-thinking-it-was-in-the-1980s-but-i-could-be-wrong/959268/1 "2022-02-11T04:07:20Z")

Topic is the whole question. If you don’t know the “Heavy boots” story, this question is not for you. ---

**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-the-original-heavy-boots-story-on-the-internet-message-boards-im-thinking-it-was-in-the-1980s-but-i-could-be-wrong/959268/2 "2022-02-11T08:35:42Z")

> [@NoCoolUserName](#): > > If you don’t know the “Heavy boots” story, this question is not for you. While I am aware of a particular “heavy boots” story, this is vague enough that it could refer to several things. Try linking to a copy of the story next time so that everyone will know what you are referring to. ---