The hashtag #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob, which was originally started by scientists, has viral in recent times. Thousands of stock photos have since been tagged which show times when stock photographers clearly had no idea what they were doing.
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I find listening to the shoulder joint an incredibly important part of any examination. Heart and lungs are for losers #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/ZBiac9ayYC
— John Taylor (@johnthevet) May 6, 2018
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"And the Lord said: 'Let there be oxycodone'. And there was oxycodone, and the oxycodone was good. And there was much rejoicing!"
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/Q9W001Hz0S
— Arya Snark ?⚔ ? (@XtremeRPh) May 6, 2018
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I often hit people in the middle of their face with a reflex hammer. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/aAx2u8izPQ
— Mike Sidel (@MikeSidel) May 12, 2018
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I always give a thumbs up after a pelvic exam, it’s so not creepy at all #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/wzOW0ULr1f
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) May 6, 2018
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I sit in a dark room and project code straight to my face while solving complicated problems. This helps me to immerse myself in it and "feel" the code. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/eMtGurNr5d
— Tauno Talimaa (@tauntz) May 4, 2018
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Because when doing research, I always wear my regalia to the library. How else will people know I have a PhD?! #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/phpkDBGqGc
— Dr. Shiloh Carroll (@medievalismish) May 4, 2018
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I often hold my slides and stare moodily at them. You know, instead of looking at them under the microscope that's right in front of me. Sometimes I invite a colleague to join me.
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/33LwaFsR46
— James William Cooper (@James_W_C) May 5, 2018
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As an evolutionary biologist, you have *no idea* how hard it is to find tweasers small enough to grab bits of DNA (which is the main part of our job, obvs) #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/xtB7fvKI57
— Dr Emma Hodcroft (@firefoxx66) May 4, 2018
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As an ecologist, I can confirm that my days consist of much stethoscoping of trees in an unnecessary lab coat. It’s the only proper way to detect wildlifes. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/wAEB9YPnUc
— Kirsty Elliott (@Trouty_Trout) May 5, 2018
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These #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob grossly misrepresent what my career as an abacus musician on a pirate ship is really like. pic.twitter.com/gylniDWOPu
— Julius Goat (Read Pinned Tweet!) (@JuliusGoat) May 7, 2018
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I don't know what people are going on about with #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob
This is exactly what I look like when I write. pic.twitter.com/HCb0uSFEOm
— Shanna Germain (@ShannaGermain) May 6, 2018
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"Hey space astronomer, where is space?"
[Space astronomer puts on his lab coat and adjusts his space safety goggles] "According to my latest science, there is space." pic.twitter.com/ndeVJCsPXP— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 4, 2018
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It is true that most lawyers are Slytherins #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/K8sw6qksmw
— (((Sam Crane))) (@Samanticka) May 4, 2018
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Academia is bearded men eagerly pointing at absolutely nothing and being very serious about it. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/9eTGttEdrm
— Leonie Höckbert (@leofromtherock) May 5, 2018
