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JoeOtterbein

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3. You made me wonder why Green Day called one album "Nimrod", here is the answer:

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 10:43 PM

Apr 2021

As for Nimrod, Billie explains, "There's this guy named Nimrod in the Bible who tried to fool God in Babylon, or something like that," Armstrong said. "It fits.We're kind of moronic."

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You made me wonder why Green Day called one album "Nimrod", here is the answer: JoeOtterbein Apr 2021 #3

From Elgar's ENIGMA VARIATIONS.. HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #4

I'm more of a Malcolm Sargent fan myself BeyondGeography Apr 2021 #5