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OK who all has heard of this song? Can anyone tell me where it came from? Ive always wondered about its meaning. His name is my name too? How is his name my name too? My name is John Jacob Jingle Hymer or Smith.....So if you can please find this out for me and get back to me with it!
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Posted by TiphaniePalmer on 2007-11-24 12:00:53 | Rating: | Views: 280
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The mock German name celebrated in the song suggests that some English speakers still find longer northern-European names to be inherently funny words; The surname Schmidt and the surname suffix -heimer are of Germanic origin. Schmidt is one of the most common last names in German heritage.
Part of the appeal of the song seems to be its infinite loop, presenting the opportunity to turn a potentially intolerably long wait into an informal psychological experiment with the idea of infinitude and the infinite-loop motif.
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Posted by Wayne
on 2007-11-24 13:13:53
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whoah wayne, above me, how does he know all of this stuff? too smart for his own good.
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Posted by a_music_life
on 2007-11-24 13:39:44
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Ahaha, Wayne is a fan of Wikipedia. That's the first place I went to find out what the heck this song was (and now it's stuck in my head!! THANKS!!) :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Jingleheimer_Sc hmidt
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Posted by Shallandra
on 2007-11-24 16:35:30
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