Orchidae leonae

The eight lifelike lion statues across from what soon will be Arizona's largest cineplex apparently are a bit too lifelike for some tastes.

Glendale Councilwoman Joyce Clark hasn't seen the statues, but doesn't think they're appropriate for a family park.

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."- Mark Twain.

And here it comes ...

"I can see children getting an instant lesson in the birds and the bees, which maybe their parents wouldn't want them to have," she said. "It wouldn't make sense to put something so salacious there." [link. My emphasis.]

It seriously creeps me out that this woman considers this salacious.