I do not like throw pillows. I find them annoying.

[SamAdams76]

[Pravious]

I think perhaps the purpose is to either hide wear-and-tear on your couch, or (if people are weird enough not to move them) to prevent it.

[Celtic Conservative]

Have you tried throwing the throw pillows out of the sunroof at tailgaters? That would get their attention and solve 2 of your problems at the same time. Wrap the throw pillows with neckties and you have a teifecta going.

CC

[Telepathic Intruder]

Throw pillows are pretty much synonymous with decorative pillows.

[Celtic Conservative]

Trifecta.

[Celtic Conservative]

Or tiefecta.

[Veto!]

Certainly a matter of national import.

My couch looked much like your couch for a few years, with various colors and patterns on pillows. Then I got tired of pillows.... plus I bought a Karastan rug that fits under the couch and glass-topped coffee table. Clashed with the pillows. Back to just the pillows that match the upholstery, one on either side.

I am a woman. Don’t love fussy foo foo. Clean lines rock.

[DouglasKC]

All of which puts me in mind of those infernal throw pillows that women like to toss on beds and couches. I hate throw pillows. They seem to serve no purpose whatsoever. When I go to sit on the couch, I toss them aside. When I go to bed, I toss them to the floor. Can anybody explain the purpose of a throw pillow?

You answered your own question! They're called throw pillows because you have to throw them somewhere because they're always in the way!

[Bullish]

Shouldn’t this be moved to ‘Breaking News’?

[SanchoP]

Throw pillows are for annoying guests. 1” ball bearings are for the sunroof.

[Larry Lucido]

Did you get a coffee table book for the coffee table?

[Tired of Taxes]

Throw pillows are useful as an extra back cushion, for resting your arms, or for taking a quick nap on the sofa.

[bigbob]

You throw them at the TV when asshats come on. Mine get a lot of use!

Business casual, man. Ties are useless, really...just a decorative strip of cloth...kinda like throw pillows.

[untenured]

Leaning directly on the arm of a couch without any intermediating relief can be uncomfortable. I am just saying.

[Celtic Conservative]

I like your style, sir! Since they are to be thrown away, I assume cheap chinese bearings are OK?

CC

[Telepathic Intruder]

I think that also, you have hit upon a fundamental difference between men and women. Women tend to value things for their aesthetic quality, while men value things for their functionality. For men, if something doesn’t have a functional value then it has no aesthetic one either. For example, if I have a decorative sword on my wall but it’s made of tin, it doesn’t belong there. But if I can pull it down and slice a home intruder in half with it, it’s a beautiful thing. For women, however, a pillow which adds flair but serves no other purpose is purpose enough in itself.

[gathersnomoss]

I am taking a mental count of throw pillows in our home. There are at least forty (40) throughput this house and on our deck. I have no idea what they are used for. Unbelievable... Thanks go out to the person who posted this.

[NRx]

I think it was Hercule Poirot who opined that the terminal decline of western civilization can be dated to the moment when men started wearing turned down collars attached to their shirts.

[McGruff]

I failed tie knot tying. I use fake ones now.

[Spruce]

I wear a tie every day for work. Always a double-Windsor.

Been sporting bow ties for the past few years. The trick to bow ties is that you have to have a quality tie. Crappy bow ties never tie right.

Pillows on furniture is stupid.