Jesus Horse Museum goes the way of the Dinosaurs

[Tapioca_Dextrin]

Judge clears way for dinosaur park to be seized

A federal judge has cleared the way for the government’s seizure of a creationism theme park in Pensacola owned by a couple convicted of tax fraud.
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A ruling by U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers states that the nine properties that make up Dinosaur Adventure Land as well as two bank accounts associated with the park will be used to satisfy $430,400 owed to the federal government.

:smack: what’s a donosaur? :smack:

[Knorf]

@Tapioca_Dextrin

:smack: what’s a donosaur? :smack:

Donors who are idiot enough to donate to such a theme park?

I suspect they’re sadly not extinct, however.

[Sailboat]

@Tapioca_Dextrin

:smack: what’s a donosaur? :smack:

I dono.

[Marley23]

I don foxed the throd totle.

[Polycarp]

It’s Hawaiian dialect: “Book 'em, Dono!”

[badbadrubberpiggy]

@Tapioca_Dextrin

Judge clears way for dinosaur park to be seized

:smack: what’s a donosaur? :smack:

A fossilized donut.

[Push_You_Down]

I think I bought one of those at a Winchell’s once.

[Fear_Itself]

Nothing on the Dinosaur Adventure Land website yet.

I did find this interesting tidbit on the About DAL page:

DAL is not an amusement park, for “amuse” means “to not think,” and we want people to think. Rather, it is an amazement park. Come and stand amazed at the truths of the Creator and Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.

I guess they didn’t look up the origin of the word “amaze”:

Main Entry: **amaze **

Pronunciation:\ə-ˈmāz\
Function:verb
Inflected Form(s):amazed; amaz·ing
Etymology:Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse — more at abide
Date:before 12th century

transitive verb
1obsolete : bewilder, perplex
2**:** to fill with wonder : astound

intransitive verb**:** to show or cause astonishment synonyms see surprise

— amaz·ed·ly -ˈmā-zəd-lē\ adverb

So the stated purpose of the “museum” was to confuse people.

Good riddance.

[Mangetout]

From the linked article:
The Hovinds’ son, Eric, and business associate Glenn Stoll unsuccessfully tried to block the government’s attempt to seize the properties. They said they are the legal owners.

From the trial of Kent Hovind, On October 21, 2006:
…the trial began in which he hoped to convince a jury that his amusement park admission and merchandise sales belonged to God and cannot be taxed.

Hmmmm

[Marley23]

@Mangetout

Hmmmm

Render unto whatnow?

[si_blakely]

Anything that nails closed the coffin on Kent Hovind is fine by me. If only we could delete everything he ever wrote from off the internet.

Si

[DesertDog]

Whatever happened to that guy who was trying to raise money to go on an expedition and bring back a live pterosaur?

[Lynn_Bodoni]

@si_blakely

Anything that nails closed the coffin on Kent Hovind is fine by me. If only we could delete everything he ever wrote from off the internet.

Si

Stupidity should HURT. Willful ignorance should be lethal.

[ftg]

@Lynn_Bodoni

Stupidity should HURT. Willful ignorance should be lethal.

Bad Astronomer regularly runs this drawing on his page.

[bup]

This amusement park is not the same place as the Creationist Museum, which is still in both Kentucky and denial.

[Northern_Piper]

@Fear Itself

I did find this interesting tidbit on the About DAL page:

DAL is not an amusement park, for “amuse” means “to not think,” and we want people to think. Rather, it is an amazement park. Come and stand amazed at the truths of the Creator and Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.

I guess they didn’t look up the origin of the word “amaze”:

Main Entry: amaze

Pronunciation:\ə-ˈmāz\
Function:verb
Inflected Form(s):amazed; amaz·ing
Etymology:Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse — more at abide
Date:before 12th century

transitive verb
1obsolete : bewilder, perplex
2: to fill with wonder : astound

intransitive verb: to show or cause astonishment synonyms see surprise

— amaz·ed·ly -ˈmā-zəd-lē\ adverb

So the stated purpose of the “museum” was to confuse people.

I think you are confusing the etymology of the word with its current meaning. “To fill with wonder : astound” does fit the context of the quotation from the DAL.

[Mighty_Girl]

From the trial of Kent Hovind, On October 21, 2006:
…the trial began in which he hoped to convince a jury that his amusement park admission and merchandise sales belonged to God and cannot be taxed.

I must keep an eye out for the result of this. It could come handy in the future.
“What do you mean I didn’t pay taxes? I spent it on the sacred texts of Cecil, blessed beer, consecrated lobster and other religious things.”

[Fear_Itself]

@Northern_Piper

I think you are confusing the etymology of the word with its current meaning. “To fill with wonder : astound” does fit the context of the quotation from the DAL.

But they were using an obsolete definition of the word “amuse”:

Main Entry: amuse

Pronunciation:\ə-ˈmyüz\ Function:verb Inflected Form(s):amused; amus·ingEtymology:Middle French amuser, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + muser to museDate:15th century

transitive verb
1 aarchaic : to divert the attention of so as to deceive b
obsolete : to occupy the attention of : absorb cobsolete : distract, bewilder
2 a**:** to entertain or occupy in a light, playful, or pleasant manner <amuse the child with a story> b**:** to appeal to the sense of humor of <the joke doesn’t amuse me>

intransitive verb
obsolete : muse

— amus·ed·ly-ˈmyü-zəd-lē\ adverb
— amus·er noun

So it is appropriate to call them on it.