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* ''[[K-On!]]'' has Ritsu Tainaka. As the Light Music Club's drummer, she isn't particularly stupid, just lazy and forgetful. Although the reason she plays the drums is because she thinks playing the guitar or keyboard is too complicated and would frustrate her.
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* ''Vertigo Pop: London'' is about an aging rock star named Rocky looking to regain his lost youth. In a flashback set in India, a guru offers him some hash to smoke and Rocky's drummer gets envious:
{{quote|'''Daz:''' Hey, I want some of this present. It sounds crazy.
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'''Daz:''' And why not?
'''Rocky:''' Because... Because you're a drummer. And drummers... they're not meant to have life-changing transcendental experiences. }}
* Pierce, from ''[[Zits]]''. Unworldly, soft-hearted when it comes to living creatures, and lacking impulse control-yes. He's definitely not stupid, though,and the trope rarely if ever is mentioned in the strip.▼
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''. All of their drummers get killed off.
** Three spontaneously combust.
** One dies in a "bizarre gardening accident".
** One dies in a [[Noodle Incident]].
{{quote|"A case better left unsolved."}}
*** They didn't really die from stupidity though. They were more a parody of high rates of mortality among musicians. There are several real life examples of "cursed" spots in certain bands, though as with everything else in ''Spinal Tap'', it's turned [[Stealth Pun|up to 11]] for the film.
* Animal from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' was portrayed this way.
* Inverted with ''[[That Thing You Do]]''. The drummer is the hero of the story and even inspires a brief fashion trend with his trademark sunglasses.
== [[Literature]] ==
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== Music ==
* [[Brad Paisley]]'s "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday
{{quote|"How 'bout 'Little Drummer Boy?'"
"Nope, that offends short people."
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== New Media ==
* Bandcamp - "[http://bandcamp.com/features So Easy Even Your Drummer Could...Well, Perhaps Not That Easy]"
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
▲* Pierce, from ''[[Zits]]''. Unworldly, soft-hearted when it comes to living creatures, and lacking impulse control-yes. He's definitely not stupid, though,and the trope rarely if ever is mentioned in the strip.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* "What do you call a guy who likes to hang out with musicians?" "A drummer."
* "Why can't drummers tell jokes timing".
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