>         The term comes from the idea of "lifting oneself by the
bootstraps." So,
> if you grab the straps on your boots and lift, you should get off the
> ground, right?

Bootstrap:  A looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to
help in pulling it on

I dont know about bootstraps, but in the past I've resorted to removing the
laces from my boots in order to
start the glow plug engine on my model boat. Bootstrap definately sounds
better than Boot-Lace though :-)

>         This is, of course, also where the term "boot your computer" came
from.

Damn, Every time I turn mine on I give it a good kicking.... maybe thats why
it breaks so often ;-)

--Jon Baker

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