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Having dated our share of strippers - some of us, that is - we know that life "on the pole" can be a bit taxing. From the lecherous management types who'll exploit your every vulnerability to the various wack-jobs with whom you'll share a dressing room, the entire profession is enough to leave a permanent bruise on the inner thigh of every Long Island girl lacking the wherewithal to manage an associates degree. Lindsay Lohan proves our point quite nicely.

"She got up on the stripper pole and began to dance with the Scores Girls with 400 customers cheering her on," said our source. "Then, she joined her entourage of 15 in the VIP area, and got lap dances from many of the girls, including a special double-dance from two strippers at once.

She's got kids to feed and she's working her way through school. Really.
 Lohan Back In Pole Position [NYP]
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