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That graffiti-like "S" symbol everyone (?) drew in grade school
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white dynamite
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There once was a woman with 69 boobs.
And she thought that was 2, 2, 2 many.
So she went to 51st street.
Where she met Dr. X.
The surgery took 8 hours to complete.
When she left the hospital she was:
Everyone thought they were so clever when they pulled that shit.
I was trying to remember this shit for the longest time. Thank you.
MadraptorMan
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I'm 27 and from the US and I have no idea wtf you guys are talking about.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I drew it too. I have no clue why.
runningjoke
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Guys in my class would draw dicks everywhere, although I've seen the S.
Tornado Condor
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I still draw it and i'm a senior...in college.
Aquavelvaman
Banned
My school's team was the 'saints' and they used that for the s. Lame
Let me blow your mind even more.
This was a huge thing in the early 90's here in Sweden too.
K
kittens
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Heh, my friends and I were talking about this last week. No one knows what it means, but everyone has seen it.
Haha, that's an amazing idea.
Cymbal Head
Banned
It took me forever to learn how to draw that 3D cube thing too. Then my sister showed me the "draw two offset squares and connect the corners" method.
My life has never been the same.
My life has never been the same.
Cheesemeister
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I couldn't stand it when my classmates would draw it. Couldn't they doodle something else?
As I wrote in the other thread, it was common in France too before internet was big. Funny to see so many people drew it without knowing exactly where it came from.
EDIT : from the other thread
I think the symbol actually predated Stussy. Wait for the page to load - a guy in the comments said it was popular even in 1982/83.
MarkMclovin
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Yeah done this on all my text books. But as everyone did too it was just normal. Until now I've never wondered why.
You've also got the guy with the big nose looking over the wall, and a guy showing his ass with trousers round his ankles (I think it's also a lightbulb?).
Don't ask.
You've also got the guy with the big nose looking over the wall, and a guy showing his ass with trousers round his ankles (I think it's also a lightbulb?).
Don't ask.
velociraptor
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I remember this when I was in primary school, middle school, and upper school. UK.
Takamura-San
Member
I knew what it was before opening the thread....
I used to do it too.
I used to do it too.
Phonomezer
Banned
*raises hand*
jufonuk
not tag worthy
anyone remember the easy way to draw a 3d cube?
two squares a few cm diagonally apart on top of each other. connect the squares.
voila 3d wire frame cube.. woah i am blowing my teenage mind!!
maybe the S symbol represents a way of kids being able to simply create something. "complex/stylish" with ease.
its like a template you can customise. the creativity is not in the fact you can make the S. but rather how you make it your own.
you gotta admit the first time you saw it, or figured how to make it yourself.. you felt like an artistic and creative boss.
any version of this where a western font is not used?
is there a similar thing in chinese? or arabic?
two squares a few cm diagonally apart on top of each other. connect the squares.
voila 3d wire frame cube.. woah i am blowing my teenage mind!!
maybe the S symbol represents a way of kids being able to simply create something. "complex/stylish" with ease.
its like a template you can customise. the creativity is not in the fact you can make the S. but rather how you make it your own.
you gotta admit the first time you saw it, or figured how to make it yourself.. you felt like an artistic and creative boss.
any version of this where a western font is not used?
is there a similar thing in chinese? or arabic?
Phire Phox
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used to draw these all the time in grade school. I.thought it was only a local thing.
Yup.. I remember drawing that thing years and years ago.
Edit- First saw it in France, then was surprised to see it again in USA.
Edit 2- I was thinking about this little symbol just the other day. Kinda just popped into my mind for a minute or two. Weird to see someone start a thread about the symbol just a day or two later...
Edit- First saw it in France, then was surprised to see it again in USA.
Edit 2- I was thinking about this little symbol just the other day. Kinda just popped into my mind for a minute or two. Weird to see someone start a thread about the symbol just a day or two later...
Yep... i used to do the same thing with the same method (3 lines one next to each other) only mine (and other's) weren't "rounded".
Ah the memories...
When I was in primary school (London) we used to draw this all the time as well. Everyone called it the Superman logo, so that's how it gained popularity through my group of friends. Obviously I couldn't say how it actually originated, but I will say that just now when I searched for the actual superman S I was left pretty confused. In my mind it was never like that. =P
There once was a woman with 69 boobs.
And she thought that was 2, 2, 2 many.
So she went to 51st street.
Where she met Dr. X.
And he 8 them all.
When she left the hospital she was:
Everyone thought they were so clever when they pulled that shit.
Fixed
BertramCooper
Banned
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Skateboarder explanation doesn't fly. Didn't know of anyone with a skateboard but everyone knew this symbol. Image searching for Stussy doesn't bring up anything relevant either.
Perplexing...
Perplexing...
Chuckie
Member
Haha I used to do those all the time. Even bent paper clips to make them.
Never knew it was a common thing. Scary...
Hey....I made S-es out of paperclips too :O
VanMardigan
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I drew that for sure. I'm 33. Just showed it to my two co workers, both are around my age, they both drew it in school. We all went to different schools in the US Virgin Islands. Wow.
It was. I was born in '71, and we were drawing that "S" in grade school.
I remember this in grade school definitely. In the mid late 80's.
Wow. Thats really strange. What the hell is the origin? Maybe its just a random thing, but it seems so odd for it to be so common worldwide without being linked to something specific, and without something like the internet.
I remember our classes in grade school having pen pals with other schools where we would write them like 12 times a year. I'm pretty sure I found out about that S from my pen pal who drew it and wrote directions on how to draw one. Then I of course showed friends, lol.
Wow. Thats really strange. What the hell is the origin? Maybe its just a random thing, but it seems so odd for it to be so common worldwide without being linked to something specific, and without something like the internet.
I remember our classes in grade school having pen pals with other schools where we would write them like 12 times a year. I'm pretty sure I found out about that S from my pen pal who drew it and wrote directions on how to draw one. Then I of course showed friends, lol.
WarMacheen
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Drew it in the 80's
No fucking clue why other than I saw someone else do it.
It's like I was...compelled...to draw it
Fucking thing has haunted me to this day.
No fucking clue why other than I saw someone else do it.
It's like I was...compelled...to draw it
Fucking thing has haunted me to this day.
Uh, Stussy most certainly did exist outside of America.
Chuckie
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True, but only started in 88 in Europe. I learnt it existed in the beginning of the nineties.
And even then I never associated it with that weird S. The Stussy clothing I saw always had that tag/signature like logo. I've never seen the S on Stussy stuff.
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