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[freenudemacusers]

It's baby's first graffiti letter.

But why

 

[akira28]

the hell is this?

 

[Spring-Loaded]

But why

You did see me mention the Illluminati? It's like a one-letter ambigram. An S for "science"

Time for another thread.

 

[GrizzNKev]

You did see me mention the Illluminati? It's like a one-letter ambigram. An S for "science"

Time for another thread.

Dew it, I want to see where the discussion leads us.

 

[Vandiger]

Use to draw this all the time and variations of it. I guess my mind was imprinted with Stussy brand clothing, was everywhere in SoCal.

 

[Mermandala]

The ominous S is at least as old as the very early 80s and as widespread as Eastern North Carolina. With a 1st name that started with S I drew this regularly. Prior to this thread I thought (maybe) I created it myself. Obviously not! Now I want to know the story. I had variations like adding a snake/dragon head and tail and trying to create other letters in the same style.

 

[EloquentM]

That infamous S

 

[LoftyTheMetroid]

I liked to sketch characters for game ideas I had:

One of which I even made my first sprite for, lol:

I also used to draw Pogeymanz, as I recently dug up:

 

[Diamond]

Funny to see it's international : a lot of guys were drawing it in France when I was in school too.

 

[computers putin']

Funny to see it's international : a lot of guys were drawing it in France when I was in school too.

THIS WAS BEING DONE INTERNATIONALLY TOO?

Time for some conspiracy theories, just wtf was this mythical "S"?

 

[Pietepiet]

Wish I kept the stuff I drew in class. Lots and lots and lots of game characters and stupid comics

THIS WAS BEING DONE INTERNATIONALLY TOO?

Time for some conspiracy theories, just wtf was this mythical "S"?

Yup, here in the Netherlands as well.

[EDIT] Whoa shit, people drew LUCARIO in school? I feel old. I drew Pikachu in notebooks when Pokémon just came out over here.

 

[88random]

Wow, that S thing is worldwide. I can't believe it. Serbia, btw.

 

[Johnny Dazzle]

what have you unleashed

I had no idea this was so widespread, like others, I thought it was an exclusive thing.

 

[Emerson]

Not a drawing, but here's an old poem (I think?) that I found in an old writing notebook from middle school. Possibly the worst piece of writing in human history. Original formatting.

Bday - March 23rd 1990
Lives in Arizona
All he wants is love
He is bisexual
--------------------
loved Sarah
very close. knew for 1 year
Walking down the street
Drunk driver slammed into her
broke her neck on the hood
was 12
she was 11
----------------------
hates fate and love ever since
----------------------
He is a pagan
White (caucasian)

 

[Phonomezer]

omg...

 

[Sixfortyfive]

I feel as if we have stumbled upon something we were not meant to find.

WE'RE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS HERE, PEOPLE.

 

[Beaniedude]

Pfft, drawing in school books are for chumps.
Drawing in test papers! Now that's where it's at nowadays.

Blimey, my handwriting is atrocious.

 

[joedan]

Your handwriting looks just like mines

 

[Jado]

The "S" was also a thing in NYC. I learned it from a kid in middle school who couldn't draw for his life but wanted to show something he could do on paper. Initially I didn't recognize it as a letter -- thought it was a weird graffiti symbol.

I found these links. Someone in the comments says it goes back to at least the 1970s. It appears to have nothing to do with Stussy and has also been called the Super S and the Superman S. I recall drawing the "chained" variation.

http://imprint.printmag.com/typography/solve-the-mystery-of-the-pointy-s/
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/super-s-stussy
http://sanctuary.prelucid.com/library/index.php?title=The_S_symbol

edit: Wow. Another commenter in printmag said a girl taught it to the class in 1966, who in turn learned it from her mom. Assuming the mom learned it when she was a kid herself, this is may be from (or before) the 1950s.

 

[TheContact]

I drew that S and the number 5 in block letters a lot, not sure why, 5 isn't even my favourite number. Mind is pretty fucked right now that other people drew that S too, I'm not even sure where it came from.

 

[Seven Force]

I always drew the "S" thing in elementary/middle school, but always assumed it was derived from a gang thing or something. Until today, I didn't know it goes back decades and popped up in other countries, too. Just how deep does that thing go?

 

[Boss Doggie]

Darn, I couldn't find any of my old notebooks. :<

With that said I scribble less... instead I write "pretend" stuff like original character COs for Advanced Wars 2 or fake movesets for wishlist characters in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at the back of my notebooks.

I had this weird idea that Professor Oak should be a CO <_<

 

[pubba]