# El train saved by whale tale sculpture in the Netherlands

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 3, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643 "2020-11-03T14:15:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/21 "2020-11-05T03:29:55Z")

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Sure wish Dave Barry still wrote his column. Imagine what he’d do with this.

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**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/22 "2020-11-07T00:25:07Z")

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As I read this, Waylon Jennings comes to mind:  
[I’ve got the train sittin’ waiting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJIY93s56g)

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mkJIY93s56g/hqdefault.jpg "Waylon Jennings I Got The Train Sittin' Waiting") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJIY93s56g)

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/23 "2020-11-07T22:54:29Z")

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I’m surprised no one dug out a photo of what the tail looked like before the tram landed on it. There’s some video of the [tram being removed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFhzvtIjq6I), and a couple of the articles quoted the artist as saying it looks undamaged. Also that he’s surprised it was that strong because it’s mostly plastic.

Thumbs up for whoever designed the support base for the statue as well.

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