May 09, 2006

toynbee tiles

todays mystery is "toynbee tiles"

Resurrect Dead Home
toynbee.net

these websites are dedicated to the bizarre phenomenon of "Toynbee Tiles" found on the streets of various american and south american cities.

each tile says something along these lines
"TOYNBEE IDEA / IN KUBRICK'S 2001 / RESURRECT DEAD / ON PLANET JUPITER"
as ressurectdead.com's justin duerr writes
The average Toynbee Tile is a license plate-sized piece of art lodged in a busy intersection in the business district of a major US city

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