Merley Saint Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Wise people of the forum, my brother and I have been having a 'heated discussion', as to whose homemade Saints cushion is the best. The cushions were made as a school project when we were both aged 12. (Now 22 and 20 respectively) The cushion with the most favourable replies will receive the new away shirt from the losing brother. Cushion 1 A yellow FA cup special, with a classy blue felt tip finish. Cushion 2 A crisp, minimalistic cushion, including SFC branding. Mega shot of both cushions together. We will be grateful for any feedback and please feel free to post your own homemade SFC memorabilia. Merley Saint and brother
Merley Saint Posted 12 July, 2012 Author Posted 12 July, 2012 The pics don't seem to be working, here are the links: Cushion 1: http://imgur.com/iLIHX Cushion 2: http://imgur.com/E8SmQ
hypochondriac Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Ha this is my new favourite thread for today. FWIW the second one is clearly the best. How could you both be twelve when you say there is now a two year gap?
Glasgow_Saint Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 The pics don't seem to be working, here are the links: Cushion 1: http://imgur.com/iLIHX Cushion 2: http://imgur.com/E8SmQ Cushion 2 looks a bit Fulham so c1 is best
Julian H. Cope Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 What's the snail shell on cushion 1 represent? BT? I'll give you £5 for cushion 2.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 What's the snail shell on cushion 1 represent? BT? I'll give you £5 for cushion 2. The start of twitter?
Merley Saint Posted 12 July, 2012 Author Posted 12 July, 2012 Ha this is my new favourite thread for today. FWIW the second one is clearly the best. How could you both be twelve when you say there is now a two year gap? Cushion 1 was made in 2004 Cushion 2 was made in 2002 I think age has treated them well!
CityRanger Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 I don't wish to buy it but cushion 2 all day. The brother arguing for cushion 1 is seriously deluded imo.
hypochondriac Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Cushion 1 was made in 2004 Cushion 2 was made in 2002 I think age has treated them well! Did your school have yearly cushion making competitions?
Julian H. Cope Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 This has given me the impetus to complete my Djamel Belmadi ironing board cover.
Jonnyboy Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Our cushions are better and more valuable than any part of Pompey ex-FC at the moment. Fact.
bender Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Number one has stains and stains is an anagram of Saints. Number one for me.
CB Fry Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 What a great thread. Brilliant stuff chaps. I vote number one. Like the rough and readyness.
Jonnyboy Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Turkish takes No.2 to matches to sit on in the Chapel.
trousers Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 The pics don't seem to be working, here are the links: Cushion 1: http://imgur.com/iLIHX Cushion 2: http://imgur.com/E8SmQ No.2 for me
Raging Bull Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Number 1 for me although I'm not too sure if its a tie-die effect or you've been throwing ropes over it!
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 I never trusted boys that did textiles at school, even less ones that are competing to make the best cushions.
Deano6 Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Number 2 is a very nice Fulham cushion, albeit with a typo.
K,Billy's supersound Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 i'd like to submit my entry made back in 1996 i think not 100% sure:blush: think i lost intrest in putting an F and C on it:lol: must get points for the stripes tho not sash or pinstrips thankyou.
GAS Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 Number 1Is cushion 1 made out of a brown paper bag? Cushion 2 for me.
hypochondriac Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 i'd like to submit my entry made back in 1996 i think not 100% sure:blush: think i lost intrest in putting an F and C on it:lol: must get points for the stripes tho not sash or pinstrips thankyou. The off centre S makes that slightly unsettling.
Chris Larkin Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 As the second picture was loading it looked as if it was going to say 'SEX' written in blood. Jesus. Second one is clearly better though.
JPTCount Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 cushion 1 looks like a spider made it, cushion 2 looks like it was made by a 12yo
St. Neil Posted 12 July, 2012 Posted 12 July, 2012 I like the new entry, looks a lot plumper and if you put it on its corner the S is less off center.
scotty Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Turkish takes No.2 to matches to sit on in the Chapel. ....but only if it matches his clothes. I voted 2, fwiw. And what sort of school makes 12 year old boys make cushions??
twopintsnilnil Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 "At least we got there". Summed up in that one phrase are the hopes and fears of a 12-year-old boy who already has a maturity of insight that will serve him well in both supporting Saints, and let's face it, life in general. Also, an obvious motto for the new club crest: certe illuc. Cushion three is a poor attempt to hijack the competition, and I suggest that there was never any intention for either an F or a C. That is clearly a snail. Or quite possibly a slug.
Hatch Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Can I just point out that cushion A says 'Aleast we got there' and not 'At least we got there'. Which makes it more appealing and innocent.
Midfield_General Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 The S on number 3 looks like a slug, which when combined with the 2003-4 thin red stripes, to me makes the piece a postmodern homage to Neil McCann. And for that, I'm in.
The9 Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 The misspelling of "At" and unnecessary exclamation mark at the start make this a no-brainer for me. SFC all the way, actually looks reasonably decent, 28_F. Thank you for the thread by the way, truly awesome.
Raging Bull Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Hope no one tries to rig this poll I'm watching you Claus
Lets B Avenue Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Voted for B but shouldn't there be a 3rd option? "Cant stand either of them and this explains why our schools are so sh ite."
trousers Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Right now, cushion one is proving less popular than the new kit
PhilippineSaint Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 When can we get copies in the mega store???
PhilippineSaint Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Voted for B but shouldn't there be a 3rd option? "Cant stand either of them and this explains why our schools are so sh ite." Why do we have Muslim schools now?
latter day saint Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Brilliant! The stains on number one do it for me. agree. the stains perfectly reflect the loss of innocence we all experienced at about the age of 12
Saint-Fred Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Number 2 for me. How long were you grounded after scrawling across your mums pillows with a marker pen for effort number 1?
The9 Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Right now, cushion one is proving less popular than the new kit I hate them both equally, they are both flawed and hint at cultural or societal failings which annoy me.
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 13 July, 2012 Posted 13 July, 2012 Cushion 1 looks to have some very unpalatable stains on it, so for me it's cushion 2. I once made a football rattle out of some left over wood in my dad's garage. I even painted red and white stripes on it. It broke after one use and was left to rot on the terraces of the family centre at the Dell circa 1980 otherwise I would have put a picture up.
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