Talk:Amsterdammertje

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[edit] Good article nomination

Well, it met standards, but I think that someone who definately knows how to pronounce it should put a phonetic explaination at the beginning of the article, as other articles do.--Dark Green 00:40, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Giant metal phallus

I'm surprised there is no mention of the unavoidable fact that they look like giant, red penises. As apropos as this is for Amsterdam's red light district, there should be some explanation as to why they were designed like this. I mean, there's a hole on the top and everything. This can't be by accident, can it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jhornischfeger (talk • contribs) 01:02, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

I don't know how to put this... Yes, it can. It's rather easy to make something look like a penis by accident. If you want to put a claim in the article that Amsterdammertjes were designed to look like penises, find a source. The observation that they're phallic, while rather obvious, hasn't had enough independent mention to be notable AFAICT. 194.151.6.70 08:26, 11 April 2007 (UTC)