Hardline creationists are “taking the dinosaurs back,” according to

one of them, as quoted in this L.A. Times article. It seems they

contend dinosaurs were part of God’s original creation, present in the

Garden of Eden, and then drowned in the flood that Noah’s Ark floated

atop. One group at war with evolution — and let’s face it, sanity —

purchased The Cabazon Dinosaurs, 45-foot-high concrete dino statues,

known as landmarks on the drive to Palm Springs for as long as I can

remember, and more widely seen as a set in “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.”

The new owners plan to make the Cabazon Dinosaurs a place of worship

and evolution debunking. On the other end of the country, Florida

tourists who booked that extra day for their trip can stop at Dinosaur

Adventure Land, “Where Dinosaurs and The Bible Meet!”

(Hat tip to Sylvia from According to Jim. And BTW, the subject line

is an extraordinarily obscure TV reference. Anyone get it?)