Open Letter to Whoever Invented Wallpaper Glue

Dear Wallpaper Glue Inventor, Picture 4.png

I don’t know who you are or why you are so mean but I just wanted you to know that I have joined the minions who consider your product as something diabolical. Oh sure, there was a time in the third hour of scrubbing the same square foot of wall that I thought, “hell would probably be an eternity of wall papering and then removing wallpaper to re-wallpaper hell.”

… And the design of said evil wallpaper would probably have a myriad of pastel colored bunny rabbits and eggs on a bright yellow background.

However, I think that whoever you are Mr. or Mrs. Wallpaper Glue inventor, what you seemingly intended for evil was turned for good today. Because while I marvel over how ridiculous that crap is to scrape and scrape and scrape … I had fun with my co-workers regardless!… AND lost five pounds of water weight!

… oh yeah.. betchya’ hate that huh?

So … if I have any say in the matter… wallpaper will never be a part of our new offices ever again!

Sincerely,

Randy

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Blog readers. We are moving into our new offices over the next week or so. LOTS of work to do before moving in, then moving and then setting up :). Prayers would be appreciated.

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Ellie 06/23/2008 11:44 PM 1 point
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Alright, breathe: in, out, in, out. Just remember that soon the wall paper will be just a funny memory you can laugh about.

That picture looks like some of the stuff I have seen at MOCA (the Museum of Contemporary Art). I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not. hmmm.

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Randy 06/24/2008 12:16 AM 1 point
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Yes. It is actually done. The whole place was done with serious industrial wall paper except for that one room. Meaning you could literally rip the other wallpaper off in big long sheets. This was itty bitty strips at a time.

I am sure you saw something like that as contemporary art. I thought it was great grungy texture and am tempted to play around with it in my photo software. It's a good thing if it is appreciated for what it is ... unique random textures symbolic of the destruction of vanity :). It is a bad thing when artists get all artsnobbish about it.

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Matt V 06/24/2008 12:58 AM 1 point
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You're cursing this man too?!? I spent almost 4 hours tearing out the wallpaper in my parents kitchen today, the whole time thinking, "if 3M made wallpaper adhesive, I would not be having this struggle!" GAH.

I tried the funky roto cutter.
I tred the gooey roll on blue stuff.
I tried water and a sponge.
I combined the above 3 methods in every way known to man.

Suffice it to say my house will have NO wallpaper in it. Just paint applied in different techniques. The beauty of paint is that YOU NEVER HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF. I'll be back at it tomorrow... pray for me :D

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Randy 06/24/2008 01:03 AM 1 point
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@Matt V - I hate to laugh but ... I am so glad to not be alone with this hostility toward someone who probably got rich off of creating misery for others!

I'll pray for you... and you pray for us ... k? :) good to see you Matt.

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Cindy 06/24/2008 02:59 PM 1 point
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I will not giggle. I will not guffaw. I will not chortle. IwillnotlaughIwillnotlaughIwillnotlaugh.

.......

Failure. Utter failure.

You have a gift for finding or making humor in frustrating situations. Just one of the many things I appreciate about you.

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Randy 06/24/2008 03:17 PM 1 point
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@Cindy - Oh don't even try it sister. I know your laughing.:)

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