Either the wallpaper goes, or I do

[GoodTaste]

What does "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do" mean? It sounds that the speaker dislikes the wallpaper so much that he demands it to be removed, otherwise he will leave. Am I on the right track? What does he imply by saying this?

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“Either the wallpaper goes, or I do.” —Oscar Wilde


Looking to repel bed bugs and rats?


Decorate your bedroom à la Napoleon’s final home on the damp island of Saint Helena.

Source: Open Culture https://www.openculture.com/2021/02...-may-have-contributed-to-napoleons-death.html

 

[jutfrank]

If these really were his last words, they have to be the funniest ever uttered. :lol:

Sources vary wildly (pun intended) as to the exact quote, but most have it along these lines:

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us will have to go.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

If these really were his last words, they have to be the funniest ever uttered. :lol:

Sources vary wildly (pun intended) as to the exact quote, but most have it along these lines:

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us will have to go.

I Googled it once. There are a lot of versions, all funny.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

What does "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do" mean? It sounds that the speaker dislikes the wallpaper so much that he demands it to be removed, otherwise he will leave. Am I on the right track? What does he imply by saying this?

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“Either the wallpaper goes, or I do.” —Oscar Wilde


Looking to repel bed bugs and rats?


Decorate your bedroom à la Napoleon’s final home on the damp island of Saint Helena.

Source: Open Culture https://www.openculture.com/2021/02...-may-have-contributed-to-napoleons-death.html

He was on his deathbed. He knew he was dying. So he made a joke about it. He knew the wallpaper wasn't going anywhere.

 

[Tdol]

It is said that the wallpaper used toxic chemicals in the dyes, so he may have been more correct than he knew.