Toynbee

This is rather interesting. Somebody with too much time on their hands, or a cult?

I've read about them before. I think they are the kind of thing that you will never work out unless it is revealed to you. One possibility is that they are.....nope, beats me! apart from the obvious (alien graffiti, drunken pranksters, divine messages....), it could be anything. I'd love to know their purpose

From the world of the truly bizarre...

Although, I am highly intrigued by the reference to Kubrick... it is widely beleived that he died prematurely after revealing certain information in his movie "Eyes Wide Shut", thanks to the Cabal...


Mysterious tiles have been turning up all over the U.S. They are size of license plates, embedded in the street and all say the same thing: "Toynbee idea in Kubrick's 2001, Resurrect dead on planet Jupiter."
Doug Worgul writes in the Kansas City Star that he first spotted one in his home town in 1996 (and it's still there today). He did some internet research and found that there have been more than 130 of these "Toynbee tiles" seen in at least 20 cities around the United States (and two in South America). In New York, around 50 tiles have been found, and in Philadelphia, nearly 30. Twenty have been spotted in Baltimore, 16 in Washington, D.C.

www.unknowncountry.com...

Perhaps a prank from film students, but it seems to be too spread out for that, this one really has me stumped, unless its some publicity stunt, but i cant see that either.

This one really has me stumped for an answer.

The Toynbee Tiles live. Here's a recent report from my local paper-


>>LINK Full story 1/2/2006<<

Anybody else encounter these or have any new insight?

Take a look here:

toynbee.net..." target="_blank" class="postlink">Internet Archive

The first thing I thought of when I heard "Toynbee" was the story The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury. This guy did too.



That seems more like a science-fiction connection to me than Alfred Toynbee. Still can't figure how it ties in, though.

I work in Pittsburgh, and there is a Toynbee message at an itersection that I have past for years. It has never been removed to my knowledge. I will look and give you the street names on the intersection next week. I know what the major road is, but am not sure of the intersecting roads name at the moment.

As I have stated, I live/work in Pittsburgh. The Toynbee message is at the intersection of Smithfield St. and Forbes Ave. I've worked in town for almost 8 years, and this has been here for as long as I can remeber.

There's a new article, as well as an interview with Justin Duerr, who is doing a documentary on the tiles.

www.npr.org...

He also states that he believes he knows who the tiler is, but is not telling because the artist does not want fame, that they "are very sincere in their message".

Anyway, sorry to necro-post, but thought the thread subscribers might want to hear the news.