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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I'm glad you got it sorted and your kid is doing well. They seem pretty damn resilient.

My kid is awesome (and yes, resilient, if terrified of bugs and a little traumatized by pet loss). So much personality. I was scared of being a parent but I'm happy I did because I'm so proud of them. Thank you for noticing.

Love your username, btw.

Thanks! Why? Most people connect it with the Toynbee tiles (which are cool and interesting, but not where I got it), but most people who do so mention it in their comments. You didn't, which makes me curious.

[–] antler@feddit.online 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It was the Toynbee tile connection for me. Something that I look for while traveling.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

If you ever go to Philadelphia and I randomly happen to be there, I can direct you to one.

I got it from Marvel's Toad. Specifically the novelization of the first X-Men movie. I didn't become aware of the tiles until well afterwards (and I'm not exactly sure whether they existed beforehand).

I've told this story on both Lemmy and Reddit beforehand, but just as a matter of interest ... I used to take the train to Philly, then walk to where I worked then. One day I took a different route, keeping my eyes down, and stumbled - almost literally - on the aforementioned tile. It was genuinely shocking to see my online username embedded in the ground.

[–] antler@feddit.online 2 points 7 hours ago

Thanks for the offer - I used to live in Philly, so have seen a few around. I stumbled on my first while walking through a sketchy part of Port Richmond.

I would not have guessed that source of your name - after reading the Toynbee tiles Wikipedia page I would have guessed the historian, Bradbury story, or Clarke story.