Comments on: The Mysterious Toynbee Tiles http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/ A collection of legitimately fascinating information culled from the past, present, and anticipated future. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: PirateLordxX http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-25937 PirateLordxX Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:05:59 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-25937 Love the article. Very interesting. I did however wish to point out that the song in 2001 was called "Thus Spake Zarathustra" which references a book by Friedrich Nietzsche. So that Has nothing to do with Toynbee. Love the article. Very interesting. I did however wish to point out that the song in 2001 was called “Thus Spake Zarathustra” which references a book by Friedrich Nietzsche. So that Has nothing to do with Toynbee.

]]> By: MacAvity http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-25921 MacAvity Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:21:22 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-25921 Has anybody yet hypothesized that there was a person, named Toynbee, not necessarily related to Arnold, who did in fact come up with the idea, used in <i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i>, to resurrect dead humans on Jupiter, but his idea was stolen by Kubrick, and Kubrick got all the credit, fame, and money, and Toynbee was left with no way to prove it had been his idea and get his share of the profits, so he went crazy, and instead of going on some bloody rampage set out to tell the world, in attention-getting arcane medium and grammar, of his role, and thus claim his immortality in association with his idea? Where the common footnote "LAY TILE ALONE AS HELLIONS AND FEDS INFILTRATE AND HARVEST YOU TO PRISON" fits into that hypothesis, I know not. Has anybody yet hypothesized that there was a person, named Toynbee, not necessarily related to Arnold, who did in fact come up with the idea, used in 2001: A Space Odyssey, to resurrect dead humans on Jupiter, but his idea was stolen by Kubrick, and Kubrick got all the credit, fame, and money, and Toynbee was left with no way to prove it had been his idea and get his share of the profits, so he went crazy, and instead of going on some bloody rampage set out to tell the world, in attention-getting arcane medium and grammar, of his role, and thus claim his immortality in association with his idea?

Where the common footnote “LAY TILE ALONE AS HELLIONS AND FEDS INFILTRATE AND HARVEST YOU TO PRISON” fits into that hypothesis, I know not.

]]> By: sally http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-25918 sally Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:54 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-25918 One of these tiles appeared in Margate, N. J. on or about March 1, 2010. The streets department appeared to be amused. One of these tiles appeared in Margate, N. J. on or about March 1, 2010. The streets department appeared to be amused.

]]> By: Limemil http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-25098 Limemil Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:44:12 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-25098 [quote]mystupidmouth626 said: "Zoroaster was a proponent of monotheism? That’s just interesting because Zoroastrianism is the ONLY recognized dualist (dual-theistic?) religion ever believed in. That’s an odd connection then. Anyone know about that at all?[/quote] It was the first religion to basically state that there is only one God, thus being monotheistic. Another important concept in it is Good vs. Evil, it sort of introduced that. [quote]mystupidmouth626 said: “Zoroaster was a proponent of monotheism? That’s just interesting because Zoroastrianism is the ONLY recognized dualist (dual-theistic?) religion ever believed in. That’s an odd connection then. Anyone know about that at all?[/quote]

It was the first religion to basically state that there is only one God, thus being monotheistic. Another important concept in it is Good vs. Evil, it sort of introduced that.

]]> By: Brenda http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-24688 Brenda Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:36:03 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-24688 Four tiles have been found in St. Louis (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 07.04.09), two recently covered with asphalt for street improvements in preparation for the 2009 All-Star game. Lost forever. Finders of tiles: please document well before they're gone forever. The referenced article supposes that the tiles are "a mix of asphalt crack filler, glue, and linoleum that are placed on the street and then covered with tar paper. Heat and pressure from vehicle tires meld the tile into the asphalt. As the paper wears away, the message is revealed." Four tiles have been found in St. Louis (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 07.04.09), two recently covered with asphalt for street improvements in preparation for the 2009 All-Star game. Lost forever. Finders of tiles: please document well before they’re gone forever. The referenced article supposes that the tiles are “a mix of asphalt crack filler, glue, and linoleum that are placed on the street and then covered with tar paper. Heat and pressure from vehicle tires meld the tile into the asphalt. As the paper wears away, the message is revealed.”

]]> By: growaliens http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-24672 growaliens Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:29:37 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-24672 The lettering is made of Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) and the background is linoleum, the backing is asphalt crack filler (tar) and tar paper. Enjoy. The lettering is made of Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) and the background is linoleum, the backing is asphalt crack filler (tar) and tar paper. Enjoy.

]]> By: sulkykid http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-24342 sulkykid Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:07:46 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-24342 the toynbee.com site is dead and the toynbee.org site looks to be devoid of content. Look to that touchstone of everything worth knowing, wikipedia, for reasonable info and live links. the toynbee.com site is dead and the toynbee.org site looks to be devoid of content. Look to that touchstone of everything worth knowing, wikipedia, for reasonable info and live links.

]]> By: TaylorRoxs3 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-24341 TaylorRoxs3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:03:36 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-24341 Lol There is 1 in my small town in NC Idk who did it but they did it with Spray paint Prolly cut a box out or something lol. Lol There is 1 in my small town in NC
Idk who did it but they did it with Spray paint
Prolly cut a box out or something lol.

]]> By: dodothedreamer http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-23906 dodothedreamer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:45:28 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-23906 The web site link is now changed to: http://www.toynbee.org/ The web site link is now changed to: http://www.toynbee.org/

]]> By: Sandy http://www.damninteresting.com/the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles/#comment-18651 Sandy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:08:13 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=29#comment-18651 I live in Chicago and have been periodically walking over these tiles for years -- I had always wondered what they were! I'm amazed that I found this article and to discover that there are so many more of these tiles around the country (and the world!). Bizarre! I live in Chicago and have been periodically walking over these tiles for years — I had always wondered what they were! I’m amazed that I found this article and to discover that there are so many more of these tiles around the country (and the world!). Bizarre!

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