Drums
Sticks
Both words in one sentence
- Sticks tells him he's called "Sticks" because he's skinny; but yes, he can play the drums and happily sits in with the band.
Source: Stereotype Reaction Gag - Sticks gets upset that he assumed he could play the drums; Richie explains that it's because of his nickname.
Source: Stereotype Reaction Gag - After Nate throws his drums out of the whale so they can be saved, he still sits on the bench, miming drumming, before throwing out his sticks and stool.
Source: Music / Driftless Pony Club
Cite this Source
Sticks and Drums. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drums/sticks
Drums & Sticks. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drums/sticks>.
Sticks or Drums. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drums/sticks.
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