This story is just too weird -- but what do you expect from the Netherlands?

Amsterdam's red light district is reportedly to receive a bronze statue dedicated to prostitutes around the world.

According to the Dutch agency ANP, sculptress Els Rijerse made the statue at the request of a former prostitute Mariska Majoor, who a decade ago founded a centre on prostitution in the Dutch capital.

Majoor was quoted as saying by ANP that the statue would be a first of its kind and that it had received the blessing of the city authorities.

The statue itself is described as follows.

The statue represents a self-assured woman, her hands on her hips, looking sideways towards the sky, and standing on a doorstep, ANP said.

Or alternately, a hooker on the curb looking down the block to see if any business is coming her way.

I'd have let this article pass without comment were it not for this unfortunate turn of phrase.

The precise place where the statue will be laid and its title have not yet been announced, it said.

[YOUR HOOKER JOKE HERE]

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