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[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (33 children)

I'm confused, someone explain the joke please

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (30 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.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Never in Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, Tennessee

Edit: Listened to song & tune sounds familiar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Right. Of course I understand that.

I asked where people who don't understand the reference come from. That was my question, so I can understand better what places haven't heard the rhyme before.

I didn't know that this one specifically was centered on the United States and Canada before looking it up.

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