Jim Michael Paap - Revision history

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Walter61: Reformatted the infobox and article source, improved paragraph structure and wording, reduced repetition, updated present-day location wording, and added internal wiki references without removing content.

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Reformatted the infobox and article source, improved paragraph structure and wording, reduced repetition, updated present-day location wording, and added internal wiki references without removing content.

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	\| name = Jim Michael Paap		\| name = Jim Michael Paap
	\| image = Michael Paap.png		\| image = Michael Paap.png
	\| ~~caption~~ = ~~Paap~~		\| other_names = {{hlist\|Ginger teeth\|Jimmy\|Teethsniffer}}
	\| ~~alias =~~ Ginger teeth, Jimmy, Teethsniffer
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1973\|6\|8\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1973\|6\|8\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]		\| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]
	\| occupation = Hotdog seller		\| occupation = Hotdog seller
	\| height = 2.10 m		\| height = 2.10 m
			\| era = Vriend Era
	\| children = [[Derek Paap]]		\| children = [[Derek Paap]]
	\| relatives = [[Edwin Paap]] (brother), [[Ben Paap]] (brother)		\| relatives = {{hlist\|[[Edwin Paap]] (brother)\|[[Ben Paap]] (brother)}}
	\| family = [[Paap family]]		\| family = [[Paap family]]
	~~\| era = [[Vriend Era]]~~
	}}		}}

	'''Jim Michael Paap''' (born 8 June 1973), also known as '''Ginger teeth''', '''Jimmy''', and '''Teethsniffer''', is a member of the [[Paap family]] from [[Birmingham]], [[~~United Kingdom~~]]. He is the brother of [[Edwin Paap]] and [[Ben Paap]]~~, the father of~~ [[Derek Paap]], and works as a hotdog seller in ~~the United Kingdom~~.		'''Jim Michael Paap''' (born 8 June 1973), also known as '''Ginger teeth''', '''Jimmy''', and '''Teethsniffer''', is a member of the [[Paap family]] from [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. He is the brother of [[Edwin Paap]] and [[Ben Paap]]. His son is [[Derek Paap]], and he works as a hotdog seller in Birmingham.<ref name="birmingham-local-networks"/><ref name="derek-early-life"/>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Jim Michael Paap was born in [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]], on 8 June 1973. He grew up as a member of the Paap family with his brothers [[Edwin ~~Paap]]~~ and [[Ben Paap]].		Jim Michael Paap was born in [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]], on 8 June 1973. He grew up as a member of the Paap family with his brothers Edwin and Ben Paap.<ref name="birmingham-local-networks"/>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Paap works as a hotdog seller in the ~~[[United Kingdom]]~~.		Paap works as a hotdog seller in Birmingham. During a queue dispute outside his stand in 2007, two customers began arguing with each other. Paap repeatedly addressed both customers as "mate" and refused to serve either of them until they stopped arguing. People who knew Paap later repeated the story, and his frequent use of the word became a recognised feature of his speech.

	~~== Personal life ==~~		Paap began shaving his head after a customer commented on his ginger hair. He returned to work the following day with his head fully shaved and continued to shave it afterward.
	~~Jim Michael~~ Paap ~~is single and lives in the [[United Kingdom]]~~. He ~~is bisexual. He has one son, [[Derek Paap]]~~.

	~~Paap became known for using the word "mate"~~ during his ~~work as a~~ hotdog ~~seller in [[Birmingham]]~~. ~~During~~ a ~~queue dispute outside~~ his stand ~~in 2007, he repeatedly addressed both customers as "mate" while refusing to serve either of them~~ until ~~they stopped arguing. The incident was later repeated by people who knew him, and~~ the ~~word remained associated with his manner of speaking~~.		His dislike of red paint began during a repainting job near his hotdog stand. While Paap was working, paint from a nearby wall splashed onto the sign of his stall. He removed the sign and refused to reopen the stand until the wall had been repainted in another colour.

	~~His habit~~ of ~~shaving~~ his ~~head began after a dispute with~~ a ~~customer who commented on his ginger hair~~. ~~Paap returned to work~~ the ~~next day with~~ his ~~head fully shaved and continued to keep it that way afterward~~.		Paap began avoiding buses after one clipped the side of his hotdog cart while turning near a pavement. The cart was not destroyed, but the impact knocked several trays of sausages onto the ground. Afterward, he stopped setting up his stand near bus stops.

	Paap~~'s dislike of white teeth came from his relationship with his brother [[Edwin Paap]]. Edwin's teeth were badly decayed,~~ and Paap openly said he preferred them that way because he thought clean teeth looked unnatural. During family gatherings, he would sometimes lean close to Edwin while talking and deliberately smell his breath, later describing the rotten smell as comforting. This developed into Paap's habit of smelling Edwin's teeth whenever they met, which he treated as a way of appreciating how badly they had deteriorated.		== Personal life ==
			Paap is single and lives in Birmingham. He is bisexual and has one son, Derek Paap.<ref name="derek-early-life"/>
	~~His dislike of red paint started after a repainting job near his hotdog stand~~ in Birmingham. ~~A nearby wall was painted red while Paap was working~~, ~~and some of the paint splashed onto his stall sign.~~ Paap ~~removed the sign and refused to reopen the stand until the wall was painted over in another colour~~.

	Paap ~~also disliked buses after an incident in which a bus clipped the side~~ of his ~~hotdog cart while turning near a pavement~~. ~~The cart was not destroyed~~, ~~but the impact knocked several trays of sausages onto the ground~~. ~~After the incident~~, Paap ~~avoided setting up his stand near bus stops~~.		Paap dislikes white teeth because of his relationship with his brother Edwin. Edwin's teeth were badly decayed, and Paap said that he preferred them in that condition because clean teeth appeared unnatural to him. At family gatherings, he sometimes leaned towards Edwin while they were speaking and deliberately smelled his breath. Paap described the rotten smell as comforting. He later began smelling Edwin's teeth whenever they met as a way of appreciating their deterioration.

	His dislike of clean socks ~~came from an argument with~~ Ben Paap~~, who once~~ gave him a pack of new white socks as a birthday gift. Paap threw the socks behind a radiator and ~~later~~ said they made him look like a hospital patient. He continued ~~to wear~~ older socks afterward.		His dislike of clean socks began after Ben Paap gave him a pack of new white socks as a birthday gift. Paap threw the socks behind a radiator and said that they made him look like a hospital patient. He continued wearing older socks afterward.

	Paap ~~was~~ also known for licking dirty walls. ~~This~~ habit was first recorded after he lost a bet outside a pub in Birmingham and licked a brick wall behind the building. He later repeated the act without being challenged, usually when ~~trying~~ to make people leave him alone.		Paap is also known for licking dirty walls. The habit was first recorded after he lost a bet outside a pub in Birmingham and licked a brick wall behind the building. He later repeated the act without being challenged, usually when attempting to make people leave him alone.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Derek Paap]]		* [[Derek Paap]]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist\|refs=
			<ref name="birmingham-local-networks">"[[Birmingham#Local networks\|Local networks]]". ''Birmingham''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			<ref name="derek-early-life">"[[Derek Paap#Early life\|Early life]]". ''Derek Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			}}

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Per.kuskan: Added his son

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	\| height = 2.10 m		\| height = 2.10 m
			\| children = [[Derek Paap]]
	\| relatives = [[Edwin Paap]] (brother), [[Ben Paap]] (brother)		\| relatives = [[Edwin Paap]] (brother), [[Ben Paap]] (brother)
	\| family = [[Paap family]]		\| family = [[Paap family]]
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	'''Jim Michael Paap''' (born 8 June 1973), also known as '''Ginger teeth''', '''Jimmy''', and '''Teethsniffer''', is a member of the [[Paap family]] from [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is the brother of [[Edwin Paap]] and [[Ben Paap]], and works as a hotdog seller in the United Kingdom.		'''Jim Michael Paap''' (born 8 June 1973), also known as '''Ginger teeth''', '''Jimmy''', and '''Teethsniffer''', is a member of the [[Paap family]] from [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is the brother of [[Edwin Paap]] and [[Ben Paap]], the father of [[Derek Paap]], and works as a hotdog seller in the United Kingdom.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Jim Michael Paap is single and lives in the [[United Kingdom]]. He is bisexual.		Jim Michael Paap is single and lives in the [[United Kingdom]]. He is bisexual. He has one son, [[Derek Paap]].

	Paap became known for using the word "mate" during his work as a hotdog seller in [[Birmingham]]. During a queue dispute outside his stand in 2007, he repeatedly addressed both customers as "mate" while refusing to serve either of them until they stopped arguing. The incident was later repeated by people who knew him, and the word remained associated with his manner of speaking.		Paap became known for using the word "mate" during his work as a hotdog seller in [[Birmingham]]. During a queue dispute outside his stand in 2007, he repeatedly addressed both customers as "mate" while refusing to serve either of them until they stopped arguing. The incident was later repeated by people who knew him, and the word remained associated with his manner of speaking.
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	* [[Ben Paap]]		* [[Ben Paap]]
			* [[Derek Paap]]

Walter61 at 20:16, 29 May 2026

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	\| caption = Paap		\| caption = Paap
	\| alias = Ginger teeth, Jimmy, Teethsniffer		\| alias = Ginger teeth, Jimmy, Teethsniffer

Walter61 at 20:16, 29 May 2026

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	\| caption = Paap		\| caption = Paap
	\| alias = Ginger teeth, Jimmy, Teethsniffer		\| alias = Ginger teeth, Jimmy, Teethsniffer

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 == Personal life ==
-Jim Michael Paap is single. He is bisexual.
+Jim Michael Paap is single and lives in the [[United Kingdom]]. He is bisexual.
 == See also ==
 * [[Paap family]]

Walter61: Page created

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{{Infobox person
| name = Jim Michael Paap
| image = Michael Paap.png
| caption = Paap
| alias = Ginger teeth, Jimmy, Teethsniffer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]
| occupation = Hotdog seller
| height = 2.10 m
| relatives = [[Edwin Paap]] (brother), [[Ben Paap]] (brother)
| family = [[Paap family]]
| era = [[Vriend Era]]
}}

'''Jim Michael Paap''' (born 8 June 1973), also known as '''Ginger teeth''', '''Jimmy''', and '''Teethsniffer''', is a member of the [[Paap family]] from [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is the brother of [[Edwin Paap]] and [[Ben Paap]], and works as a hotdog seller in the United Kingdom.

== Early life ==
Jim Michael Paap was born in [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]], on 8 June 1973. He grew up as a member of the Paap family with his brothers [[Edwin Paap]] and [[Ben Paap]].

== Career ==
Paap works as a hotdog seller in the [[United Kingdom]].

== Personal life ==
Jim Michael Paap is single. He is bisexual.

Paap commonly uses the word "mate" in conversation. He dislikes white teeth, red paint, buses, and clean socks. His known habits include smelling Edwin Paap's teeth and licking dirty walls
== See also ==
* [[Paap family]]
* [[Edwin Paap]]
* [[Ben Paap]]

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