Compendium of "They do it with..." one-liners

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Here is an insanely comprehensive collection of "x does it with..." statements. It's funny, silly, sophomoric, and alphabetized! Link (Thanks, Jason Tester!)

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I see some serious holes in this list!

Vampires? Werewolves? Pirates? Ninjas? Senators?

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Senators do it with toilet paper on their shoes.

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i played trombone up thru HS and was very happy to see my staple "trombone players do it in 7 positions" on the list.

pirates do it for the booty?

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there's one i see around these parts (the sf bay area) as a bumper sticker (and once as a personal ad tagline) that totally creeps me out - "therapists do it without moving there lips." i have to admit, i have no idea what it means, but it makes my skin crawl nonetheless. it's not on the list.

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while i certainly don't condone the loathable world of "instant funny," it is clear that vampires do it 'til the sun comes up.

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Two from my old friend Eric:

Actuaries do it with models
Actuaries do it on tables.

Guess what he did for a living.

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BoingBoingers do it with a jackhammer.

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Yeah, he totally missed actuaries! My two favorites:

Actuaries do it with frequency and severity.
Actuaries do it until death or disability, whichever comes first.

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Werewolves do it with man or beast? By the light of the full moon?

Ninjas do it silently.

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Ninjas do it with articulated socks.

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Ninjas do it with articulated socks.

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Rocketeers do it on impulse.

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Yeah! Love this one:

Geeks do it in front of Windows.

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My very favorite, not on this list: Evolutionary biologists do it with increasing complexity.

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#14 posted by nikos , April 24, 2008 1:10 PM

Nuns do it with the holy spirit.

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Bassists do it with their fingers all night long...

Air traffic, getting things down safely...

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BoingBoingers do it and then accidentally do it again right away.

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#17 posted by Ben Author Profile Page, April 24, 2008 1:29 PM

Bloggers do it with comments.

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Glad I wasn't the only one bemoaning the lack of actuarial versions.

Actuaries probably do it
Actuaries do it continuously and discretely
Actuaries do it with varying rates of interest

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I've actually seen this one, on a car outside a church:

Priests do it with amazing grace.

Okay, it was a Unitarian Church, but it still counts.

--Devin

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they forgot: Mathematicians do it with logs

although i prefer: Twin Peaks fans do it with logs.

oh well.

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From my old job:

Weathermen do it with lightning strokes.

Weather forecasters do it with crystal balls.

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#13- yay!

my personal favorite, which i saw on a tshirt once- mall walkers do it slowly.

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why the jpeg? Hatin' against the blind perhaps?

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A little specialized, but still my favorite:

Spectroscopists do it with frequency and intensity.

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#25 posted by mokey , April 24, 2008 5:25 PM

my fave (unlisted) - squatter girls do it with crowbars.

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#26 posted by Robert , April 24, 2008 5:44 PM

Bloodninja does it with a robe and wizard hat.

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#27 posted by Percy , April 24, 2008 6:30 PM

Luddites do it with their hands.

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#28 posted by twobit , April 24, 2008 6:55 PM

Penguins do it down south!

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#29 posted by Ian70 , April 24, 2008 7:35 PM

Cory does it so he can blog about it.
The rest do it so Xeni can blog about it.

I do it, but nobody else is ever there.. so nobody believes me.

#23 - Blind people do it in the dark.

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Technical writers do it manually. ;)

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Pediatricians do it with children? Oh my god, someone call the police!

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Steampunk afficianados do it with beautifully over-complicated machinery.

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Bulimics do it after every meal.

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Runners - Just Do It.

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Swimmers do it in the lanes is missing! (one of my aquatic club teammates had that shirt back in the late 1970s.)

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#37 posted by asev , April 25, 2008 4:53 PM

I'm surprised this hasn't been said yet, but

Rogues do it from behind.

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#38 posted by CxLxMx , April 26, 2008 8:51 AM

These are great. There should really be a wiki somewhere.

Nurses do it with aseptic technique.
Nurses do it with fluid restriction.
Nurses are prepared to resuscitate.
Nurses do it as the doctor ordered.
Nurses do it to patients. (yes, yes, I know...)

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