boot gaming heard that they worked on the bot issue

I'm actually talking in first person - shocking, I know. I'm just here to provide a little exposition on how "boot gaming" was born, if anyone was perplexed.

I was on Dustbowl, the date being May 22, 2023. I noticed that there was this guy on my team (most likely a cheater, since he typed semi-intelligently) attempting to votekick anyone and everyone, claiming they were bots. Since I am an absolute powerhouse of wit, I called upon my meme knowledge and unleashed a powerful "IF HE BREATHES, HE'S A BOOOTTTT" into text chat.

A few moments of confused silence followed, until one chap by the name of "Manny Heffley Gaming" queried "Boot?"
I carried on the joke, beginning to say "boot gaming" every time that I died or got a kill. Manny joined me, and we eventually got a few others in the lobby all going at it...

And so, boot gaming was born. I officially changed my Steam name May 24th, and the rest is history.