# a **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850 "2003-01-25T12:51:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 263
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5241 "2003-03-15T19:35:06Z")
**E** ffective and safe wallpaper replacement must be a solitary endeavor. The choice is yours but - **F** orget about enlisting the help of your near and dear. It will only bring you **G** rief. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5242 "2003-03-15T19:37:00Z")
**G** ot it. I took ‘anyone you like’ to mean any _wallpaper_ I like. You mean any _person_ I like. Duh me… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5243 "2003-03-15T19:38:42Z")
**H** ave a friend who’ll do it for a box of wine, I do. So I’ll be supervising. 😃 She’s going to help me fix some stuff around here next week sometime, too. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5244 "2003-03-15T19:42:12Z")
**I** x-nay on the upervising-say. :eek: **J** ust get outta Dodge! ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5245 "2003-03-15T20:07:32Z")
**K** eeping her in wine is her only requirement. **L** et her wallpaper by herself drunk? :eek: **M** aybe… ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5246 "2003-03-15T20:26:47Z")
**N** ow _that_ could have interesting results! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5247 "2003-03-15T20:37:07Z")
**O** kay, now that I’ve said that, I have an excuse for whatever crooked wallpaper job I get (even if I do it myself)! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5248 "2003-03-15T20:49:14Z")
**P** arquet: what is this? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5249 "2003-03-15T21:18:20Z")
**Q** is always where we pause. **R** eally long thread, this. **S** eems like it will never end. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5250 "2003-03-15T21:29:39Z")
**T** was a Saturday afternoon when **lel** suggested something very, very evil to **sperfur** : let **Q.E.D.** wallpaper your place? 😃 _flees rapidly_ ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5251 "2003-03-15T22:01:36Z")
**U** nless **sperfur** wants her wallpaper to end up on the floor in a month, she won’t let me do it! I’m terrible at it. ---
**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5252 "2003-03-15T22:25:09Z")
**V** ery good advice from **koeeoaddi** on wallpapering - I wholeheartedly agree. Either do it yourself as a solitary venture or have someone else do it and leave the house until it’s done. Also, if any sheet vinyl flooring is to be installed, that job is best left to a professional. ---
**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5253 "2003-03-15T22:28:30Z")
**W** hile I can do (and have done) just about everything you could think of in a house or kitchen renovation including electrical and plumbing and building a formica counter, I will never ever try to install sheet vinyl flooring myself again. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5254 "2003-03-15T22:34:40Z")
**X** -hole making wallpaper remover never works as well as it should. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5255 "2003-03-15T23:03:18Z")
**Y** elling words not fit for MPSIMS was a common occurrence when I tried my hand at evil, evil wallpaper. **Z** zzzzzzt! Also almost electrocuted myself too, papering around a wall outlet. **A** dvised that the current was turned off. It wasn’t. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5256 "2003-03-15T23:47:43Z")
**U** h, yeah. I think if **Q.E.D.** were actually here, we wouldn’t get much wallpapering done. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5257 "2003-03-16T00:04:31Z")
**B** ad **sperfur**! Look to see if there’s another page before you post! ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5258 "2003-03-16T00:13:33Z")
**C** old! I’m pretty dang cold! I called time and temperature and it says its 77 degrees but it sure doesn’t feel like it. Feels more like 50. Time for a nice hot bath. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5259 "2003-03-16T00:43:52Z")
**Drip, drip, drip…** It’s been raining nonstop since morning. But we need it here in so.ca. **E** l Nino? ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5260 "2003-03-16T01:07:43Z")
**F** or once – it’s spring. Went outside; no coat. **G** ot to roll the window down. Mmm. Spring! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850.md?page=262) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850.md?page=264)