[bootless]

In a previous life, yes - I taught ballroom dance and competed. But the nickname has nothing to do with feet, actually! It's a long story ... related to the Elizabethan Insult List. Turns out "bootless" means "useless"! I should have learned that before I let anybody call me by that name! :-)

[Dukie]

Interesting - the art of the insult is certainly not what it once was in the time of Shakespear. Thanks for the clarification.