Help to translate

Hey, how do English speakers call this thing?

I’m working on order, so I wanted to make pattern to use it later. But I can’t find how to call it in English :cry:


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If it’s the statue I believe Zhdun, but I could be wrong

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The other thing standing up is a signpost.

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that thing is nightmare fuel sitting in front of a signpost
it looks like an elephant seal with arms which is creepy
“Homunculus Loxodontus is a statue by Dutch artist Margriet van Breevoort. It was made for the Leiden University Medical Center and installed in the spring of 2016.”

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[Definitely an elephant seal

](https://www.google.com/search?q=elephant+seal&rlz=1CDGOYI_enAU999AU999&hl=en-GB&prmd=ivn&sxsrf=ALiCzsZ1ispGUy0XgnfhSpOStpH2pL2hfg:1668720539896&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi94Im4lLb7AhXP1jgGHaUZBVMQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=390&bih=669&dpr=3)

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I agree, it’s creepy looking. The hands , ACK!, the hands.

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I always thought it was some doctor who character or sm :zipper_mouth_face:

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Yeah, that Russian name. But I believed that this meme was used in English internet but I guess it’s not :pensive:

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thats exactly what i thought!

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“nicknamed Zhdun, “The One Who Waits”, Snorp, or WOSH”
From wiki he seems to have a couple of names.

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Thanks! I saw waitling variation, but wasn’t sure it’s used.

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