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Subject: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: MyRoommateIsAnIdiot (Posts: 1)
On 11/22/1995 at 5:37 p.m.
Hello, Cleaning Wizards of the World Wide Web! I am begging someone to tell me how I can get dirty footprints out of wallpaper.
Yes, it’s on a wall. No, it wasn’t me. I’ll be having a stern talk with my roommate about feet belonging on the ground any day now.
I would normally ask my clean freak best friend any questions like this (and then she’d take pity on me and clean it herself), but this time I can’t because a) she’s out of town at her folks’ for Thanksgiving, and b) it’s her wallpaper and she will kill us both if she ever finds out about this.
So, I’m throwing myself at the mercy of the Spick-n-Span-forum’s cleanfreaks: how do I fix it - fast?
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: TriedandTested62 (Posts: 452 )
On 11/22/1995 at 5:52 p.m.
Dawn dish soap fixes everything.
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: MrsCarter1 (Posts: 31 )
On 11/22/1995 at 6:03 p.m.
Lol, your doomed.
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: ElephantJuice (Posts: 15 )
On 11/22/1995 at 6:12 p.m.
Get some bleach on that wall.
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: FireFaerie (Posts: 1731 )
On 11/22/1995 at 6:20 p.m.
I would use a banana peel. Rub the inside on the wall and the negative energy of the dirt will break down, without introducing chakra-toxic chemicals into your space.
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: SparklingClean556 (Posts: 621 )
On 11/22/1995 at 7:13 p.m.
You could start by not calling us cleanfreaks, jerkwad.
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: IGotThis (Posts: 89 )
On 11/22/1995 at 7:27 p.m.
Oh god. Let me tell you, as the designated clean freak of my own friend group, none of the above suggestions would increase your chances of survival if those were my walls.
Don’t bleach it unless the wall is already bright white; you’ll make it completely unsalvageable and destroy the wallpaper. No bananas, because that will just make it smell of banana and achieve literally nothing else. Even if they’re organic I’m pretty sure they don’t have magical properties. Dawn could work if you’re really stuck, but try this...
First things first, let the dirt dry out (it probably has in the last two hours!). Gently brush it off with some kitchen towels until you’re dealing with marks rather than a mud sculpture, whip up a solution of baking soda and water and gently (I cannot stress that last word enough, /gently/!) dab it on to the prints. Leave it for fifteen minutes to soak (maybe use this time to pray to whatever higher power you believe in), and then wipe clean with a damp, well wrung-out cloth.
But I have to ask - what in the hell did your roommate do?
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: ElephantJuice (Posts: 16 )
On 11/22/1995 at 7:42 p.m.
Don’t be such a stuck up b, I obviously meant if the walls are white
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: FireFaerie (Posts: 1732 )
On 11/22/1995 at 8:01 p.m.
It’s not my fault you’re so closed minded, IGotThis. Must be sad to be so disconnected from the powers of the universe, and such a slave to commercialisation that you’ve lost touch with the methods of our ancestresses.
Subject: Re: How do I get rid of footprints?
Written by: ANewDay [*Mod*] (Posts: 4518 )
On 11/22/1995 at 8:16 p.m.
You’ve got your answer. Closing this thread before it becomes a flame war (what is wrong with you people?!)
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Personal Message from: MyRoommateIsAnIdiot (Posts: 1)
Subject: My Hero
Received: 11/22/1995 at 9:20 p.m.
Thank you so much for the baking soda tip - the walls are looking inconspicuously normal and thankfully not smelling like rotting fruit… I think the roommate and I might live to see another day thanks to you.
As for what he did - listen, he’s not the brightest but we love him - he decided to play The Floor Is Lava and thought he’d start by trying to walk up the wall. It’s a miracle he didn’t do any more damage as he crashed immediately back to the ground. Before you ask - he’s a 27 year old man and I don’t know how he survived the 23 years before he moved in with me.
Thanks for your service as a clean freak friend, as well. Guys like me need all the help we can get, and I’m sure your friends are just as grateful.
Personal Message from: IGotThis (Posts: 92)
Subject: Re: My Hero
Received: 11/22/1995 at 9:45 p.m.
Thank god you didn’t go for the supergalactic powers of banana peel.
Lol, that thing about your roommate has made my day. Admittedly, it was a pretty crappy day to begin with, but it still counts. He sounds a bit like a friend of mine - I guess a lot of men in their twenties are as dumb as rocks. Figures!
And hey, thanks. I hope your friend knows she’s got a friend she can trust to make the effort for her, even if they do play the floor is lava in her house when she’s not there (?!)
Personal Message from: MyRoommateIsAnIdiot (Posts: 1)
Subject: Re: My Hero
Received: 11/22/1995 at 10:02 p.m.
But imagine - I could’ve had my chakras cleansed, my aura perfectly aligned, and her apartment turned into a haven for fruit flies. I really missed out.
And for the record, as a twenty-something guy, I take offense. I’m at least as smart as your average worm or pill bug. Most of the time.
OK, I know that sounds bad. It wasn’t breaking and entering… really. She left us a spare key and I just needed some sugar. My roommate came along because he needs attention 24/7 or he’ll wither and die. Probably. I haven’t tested the theory.
As you may have guessed I’m not a regular on the spick-n-span messageboard, but if you want a friendly… series of words on a screen… to talk to you can find me on [email protected] - if you want to tell me why today’s been quite so crappy?