Why Do People Call Bush "Little Boots"?

[Yavin4]

Is it a reference to Caliguila?

[Fierce]

1. Yes.

nt

[Canuckistanian]

2. Well, I'm glad that's finally settled. n/t

[Skidmore]

3. It is and it is also a deliciously multipurpose snark since it also

ridicules his big boots Texas cowpoke posturings as well as his insane, messianic tendencies.

[Glorfindel]

5. Excellent! I'd never thought of it in that way before

What a perfect nickname for him. I always felt a bit bad for chimps when I thought of him as one of them. :bounce:

[CrownPrinceBandar]

4. "Dance, Little Boots!".......

[bmbmd]

6. I got "little boots" alright-

but I'm too obtuse to get "Blivet". Where did that come from???

[Warren Stupidity]

7. ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag

sums it up for me.

[11 Bravo]

12. For computer programmers a blivet refers to an embarrasing glitch ...

or other screw-up which may pop up during a product demonstration. The words embarrasing and screw-up pretty much tell the tale.

[Sal Minella]

13. My Dad (born 1904) said it was ten pounds of sh it in a five-pound crock.

But I thought the word was rural South Dakota (like "gullywasher" and "cowpie").

[lectrobyte]

8. Exactly. And with the dress-up-cowboy act, it works for that too.

[Odin2005]

9. It's a reference to the insane Roman Emperor Caligula..

"Caligula" means "little boots"

[Cirque du So-What]

10. Unsurpassed among crazy Caesars in his capacity for cruelty

Caligula was born into an illustrious Roman family. His father was Germanicus, a hugely popular and talented general, who, before his early death, was seen as the natural heir of the reigning Augustus. “Caligula,” in fact, was a fond nickname meaning “Little Boots” (his real name was Gaius) given to him by the soldiers in Germanicus’ legions who loved to see the young boy roaming around the camps dressed up in a military uniform. When the cruel and unpopular Emperor Tiberius (who had succeeded Augustus) died, therefore, Caligula was swept into office on a wave of good will. For the masses were under the illusion that he possessed all the virtues of his father Germanicus and could restore the lustre Augustus had put on the Empire previously founded by Julius Caesar. But Caligula turned out to be the most insane of the crazy Caesars of Rome -- his evil deeds surpassed both Tiberius who reigned immediately before him or Nero shortly after.

more...

http://faculty.uccb.ns.ca/philosophy/caligula/Calhistorical.htm

[Atman]

11. Little Boots cartoon

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