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[–] henfredemars 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (16 children)

Here's the reference:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Jingleheimer_Schmidt

I'm curious. Where are you from? I didn't know the children's rhyme was uncommon.

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 75 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Lots of us are from non-English countries...

[–] byroon@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Even English speaking countries outside north America. Never heard of this rhyme in the UK

[–] elementalguy2@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I remember it from the Recess movie when it was on Nickelodeon.

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