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1!!'''[[UltimateJobSecurity Occupations do it professionally:]]'''
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3* [[ExecutiveMeddling Executives and other higher-ups meddle when others do it!]]
4* [[TruthInTelevision Physical therapists do it: standing, sitting, supine, prone!]]
5* [[SimpleCountryLawyer Lawyers do it]] [[TrialOfTheMysticalJury in front of a jury of their peers.]]
6* [[{{Theatre}} Thespians do it on stage.]]
7** {{Actors}} do it [[AudienceParticipation in front of an audience.]]
8*** [[RedshirtArmy Stagehands do it]] [[LivingProp with props.]]
9*** [[RedshirtArmy Techies do it]] [[GrimDark in the dark.]]
10*** [[{{Pun}} Electricians do it til it Hz]]
11* {{Ninja}} do it {{stealth|Run}}ily [[HighlyVisibleNinja (or not).]]
12** [[ConservationOfNinjitsu The fewer people Ninja do it with, the better they do it.]]
13* {{Pirate}} do it [[PirateBooty for booty.]]
14** [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Some pirates are known for not doing it; or anything for that matter.]]
15* [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Politicians do it]] [[BriefcaseFullOfMoney with tax money.]]
16* [[BackAlleyDoctor Doctors do it]] [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable on the operating table.]]
17* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Principals do it nine months a year.]]
18* [[MadScientist Scientists do it]] [[ForSCIENCE to experiment.]]
19** [[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight They also do it on a dark and stormy night.]]
20* [[HornyScientist Mathematicians do it discretely and continuously.]]
21** [[HornyScientist They also do it rigorously.]]
22** [[HornyScientist Topologists do it on rubber sheets.]]
23** [[HornyScientist Statisticians do it normally.]]
24** [[HornyScientist Algebraists do it in a group, in a ring, in a field.]]
25** [[MathematiciansAnswer Mathematicians do it with just a 'yes']].
26** [[ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld There are 10 types of people in this world: those who do it in binary and those who don't.]]
27** [[HornyScientist Mechanics model it with light, rigid uniform rods.]]
28*** [[HornyScientist But at some point they have to account for the friction.]]
29** [[HornyScientist Material failure analysts assume it's most intense at the tip.]]
30* [[ElementsDoNotWorkThatWay Chemists do it on tables, periodically.]]
31** [[http://www.snorgtees.com/chemistsdoitonatable-p-659.html?osCsid=868cd6df69925c49224c97d20a02ac83 There's a T-Shirt of that, no doubt in reference to this very page.]]
32** [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/moleofproduction/53654949/ They also do it with moles.]]
33* [[FirstPersonSnapshooter Photographers do it]] [[DarkIsNotEvil in the dark]] [[{{Punchline}} but they stop every thirty seconds to agitate the developer.]]
34* [[{{Schoolteachers}} Teachers do it in front of the whole class.]]
35** [[HotForStudent Teachers do it with their students.]]
36* [[HotLibrarian Librarians do it]] [[ItsQuietTooQuiet quietly.]]
37* [[SuperSoldier Soldiers do it]] [[TheSpartanWay obediently.]]
38** [[GoodLookingPrivates Soliders do it in uniform]]
39* [[ColdSniper Snipers do it all alone and far away from everyone else.]]
40* [[HotSubOnSubAction Submarine crews do it]] [[SilentRunningMode silently.]]
41* [[LethalChef Cooks do it]] [[StayInTheKitchen in the kitchen.]]
42* [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Dentists do it]] [[ThisIsADrill by drilling.]]
43** [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Dentists do it orally.]]
44* [[TheissTitillationTheory Models do it]] [[HighClassGlass with style.]]
45* [[AcePilot Stealth pilots do it]] [[BrickJoke where you least expect them.]]
46* [[Series/DoctorWho Physicians do it]] [[HurtComfortFic with patients.]]
47* [[FragileSpeedster Cyclists do it]] [[TooFastToStop in record time.]]
48** [[ExtremeOmnisexual Cyclists will also mount anything that moves.]]
49* [[RapidFireTyping Typists do it]] [[ShyFingerTwiddling with their fingers.]]
50* [[AdventurerArchaeologist Archaeologists do it]] [[UndergroundLevel really deep. And]] ''[[UndergroundLevel dirty.]]''
51** [[IntercourseWithYou Archaeologists do it with any old thing.]]
52* [[TrueArt Artists do it]] [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible as confusingly as humanly possible.]]
53** [[ItsNotPornItsArt Painters do it with oils.]]
54* {{Magical girl}}s [[InTheNameOfTheMoon make their presence known while doing it.]]
55* {{Samurai}} do it [[KatanasAreJustBetter with katanas.]]
56* [[TheGunslinger Cowboys do it]] [[RevolversAreJustBetter with revolvers.]]
57* [[{{Meido}} Maids do it without getting their hands dirty.]]
58* [[ManOnFire Firefighters do it]] [[ReallyGetsAround with lots of hose.]]
59* [[IntrepidReporter News anchors do it]] [[NewsBroadcast every weeknight]] [[Series/NewsAtTen at six, ten,]] [[FilmAtEleven and eleven o'clock.]]
60** [[IntrepidReporter While]] ''[[IntrepidReporter rolling]]'' [[IntrepidReporter news anchors do it every 15 minutes,]] [[VoxPops often with members of the public.]]
61* [[Series/FatherTed Milkmen do it]] [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys on your doorstep.]]
62* [[ComedicHero Comedians do it]] [[StudioAudience in front of a live studio audience.]]
63* [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Volunteers do it]] [[KeepTheReward for free.]]
64* {{Ace Pilot}}s do it [[DoubleEntendre in the cockpit.]]
65* [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts Economists do it]] [[TheSocialDarwinist in their own rational self interest.]]
66** [[KarlMarxHatesYourGuts Economists do it]] ''[[HollywoodEconomics marginally]]''.
67* {{Nature Documentar|y}}ians do it [[GoingNative like they do on The Discovery Channel.]]
68* [[MusicTropes Musicians do it]] [[IntercourseWithYou subtly.]]
69** Instrumentalists do it rather differently, but most can drop it with their fingers or tongues.
70** Trumpets do it LOUDLY.
71** Flautists are typically out of tune when they do it.
72** Violinists do it gently, back and forth.
73** [[{{Sexophone}} Sax players]] do it all the time
74** Pianists do it with their fingers, but make good use of their feet.
75* [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Pipers do it]] [[AmazingFreakingGrace with amazing grace.]]
76* [[Series/PushingDaisies Courtesy of Pushing Daisies]]: [[HeroicMime Mimes]] [[EnemyMime do it]] [[YourMindMakesItReal with imagination]]
77* [[ArtisticLicenseSpace Astronauts do it in space.]]
78* [[CombatCommentator Sports announcers tell you how they did it in painstaking detail.]]
79* [[TheButlerDidIt Butlers do it,]] [[DeadUnicornTrope supposedly.]]
80** [[TheButlerDidIt The butler always does it.]]
81* [[BenevolentArchitecture Architects]] [[DoubleEntendre are always coming up]] [[RagingStiffie with bigger erections.]]
82* {{Stern Teacher}}s [[IDidWhatIHadToDo do it roughly, but evenly.]]
83* [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates The President of the United States]] can do it for up to four years (eight if he's lucky).
84** UsefulNotes/BarackObama [[CaptainEthnic is the first black man ever to do it.]]
85* [[UsefulNotes/AmericanCourts Supreme Court judges]] [[CourtroomAntics do it]] [[UltimateJobSecurity until they die.]]
86* [[{{Directors}} Directors do it many times]] [[{{Film}} and from many, many positions until they are satisfied.]]
87* [[TheTalk Birds do it with bees.]] [[FridgeLogic (How the hell does that even work?!)]]
88* [[SchrodingersGun Quantum physicists are doing it right now. Or not.]]
89** [[DoubleEntendre Particle physicists get a hadron as they do it.]]
90* [[DoubleEntendre Pornography directors do it with lots of naked people.]]
91* [[IntercourseWithYou Construction workers do it with long, thick, sturdy beams.]]
92* [[IntercourseWithYou Carpenters do it with their wood.]]
93* [[TimTaylorTechnology Handymen do it with their tools.]]
94* [[{{Pun}} Engineering couples have the best moments when they do it.]]
95* [[IntercourseWithYou Philosophers do it in their heads.]]
96** [[IntercourseWithYou Philosophers do it thoughtfully.]]
97* [[IntercourseWithYou Psychiatrists do it on a couch.]]
98* [[FriendToAllLivingThings Farmers do it with animals.]]
99* [[IntercourseWithYou Pizza deliverymen do it in 30 minutes or less. (Or your money back).]]
100* [[TortureTechnician Inquisitors do it with whips and bondage gear.]]
101** [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition to do it.]]
102* [[{{Radio}} Radiographers do it on the table or in the upright position]]
103* [[DoubleEntendre Accountants do it with the double sided entry method.]]
104* [[{{Flynning}} Fencers do it with a thrust.]]
105* [[IntercourseWithYou Drummers do it with sticks.]]
106* [[{{Pun}} Musicians duet better.]]
107* [[WorldsSmallestViolin Violinists do it in first position.]]
108** [[DreamBallet So do Ballerinas.]]
109** Meanwhile, trombones do it in seven positions.
110* [[TranslationTropes Translators do it with their tongues.]]
111* [[TheProfessor Evolutionists do it]] [[ImprobableTaxonomySkills with increasing complexity.]]
112* [[RousingSpeech Professional speakers]] [[{{Pun}} do it]] [[DoubleEntendre orally.]]
113* [[HighClassCallGirl Prostitutes do it]] [[HookerWithAHeartofGold for payment.]]
114* [[DrillSergeantNasty Drill Sergeants do it with intimidation]]
115* [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Footballers]] only do it once per week, but they do it for ninety minutes at a time.
116** [[IntercourseWithYou With a fifteen minute break, to recover their stamina.]]

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