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{{quote|'''Joe:''' I could do a lot of things if it was necessary.
'''Queenie:''' Then why don't you?
'''Joe:''' It ain't necessary.'' ''|'''Showboat (1936)'''}}
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* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: The Grasshopper in ''The Ant and the Grasshopper'', one of [[Aesop's Fables]].
* Mrs Ablewhite in ''[[The Moonstone]]''.
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* The protagonist in the [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein]] story ''[[The Man Who Was Too Lazy To Fail]]''.
* In ''[[Tobacco Road]]'', Jeeter Lester believes himself to be a hard-working farmer who's not to blame if other people won't give him credit to buy seed cotton and fertilizer. His actions, or rather his inactivity, suggests otherwise.
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** In the [[Grand Finale]] movie, ''[[Leroy and Stitch]]'', in addition to finally getting his own name, Reuben, he gets a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] when he successful repairs Gantu's crashed ship, something Gantu had been unable to do all series.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Rainbow Dash]], who is [[Brilliant but Lazy|super speedy and athletic but also very lazy]]. Even ''she'' lampshades this sometimes:
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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