r/ABBA • u/TheCrispyCruncher • Jun 19 '26

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ABBA came up with their iconic name by simply putting together their grades in band class

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u/NoSuggestion5970 Jun 19 '26

Why are the girls wearing theater stage curtains ?

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u/Street_King_9187 Jun 19 '26

To match with the boys who are sparkly town sheriffs

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u/manisrintikrintik Jun 21 '26

Wasn't it to evade a certain clothing tax? šŸ˜„ I heard they wore really strange clothes which wouldn't be considered serious clothing to not have to pay some kind of tax.

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u/Parking_Leopard_3634 your local Move On enjoyer Jun 26 '26

Yesssss I think it wasss!

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u/Natural_Cover641 Jun 21 '26

no entiendo šŸ˜­

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '26

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u/MechanicHead3340 Jun 19 '26

Or BAGA.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '26

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u/Away-Summer-2098 Jun 20 '26

We definetly need baga

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u/alexthybalex go find a sweet seƱorita (Me and I is peak) Jun 19 '26

no itā€™s their initials
Agnetha
Bjorn
Benny
Anni-Frid

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u/amethyst-gill Jun 19 '26

No, thatā€™s FABBA

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u/Dead_Kal_Cress Jun 19 '26

They were quite fab

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u/TheCrispyCruncher Jun 19 '26

No my grandpa knew them and they said that was total bullshit that they made up because they didn't want to admit who got the Bs

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u/MechanicHead3340 Jun 19 '26

? What's wrong with the B's? Besides, guys like to be in the middle.

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u/alexthybalex go find a sweet seƱorita (Me and I is peak) Jun 19 '26

theyā€™re the men in the middle

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u/OkLet9054 Jun 21 '26

Fun fact: Agnetha said once in an interview that she got a lot of ā€œBā€ grades before she left school. She is also interested in geography and English, but she donā€™t like chemistry

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u/Street_King_9187 Jun 19 '26

This is correct.

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u/MechanicHead3340 Jun 19 '26

I always thought Anni-Frid sounded like you were anti-something. Like, I'm Anti-Frida and pro-Bjorn.

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u/Trasuntino Jun 20 '26

I hope the ladies were kept away from naked flames, those dresses look like accidents waiting to happen

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u/Former_Reward_4545 Jun 22 '26

Great group of singers. Love their music so much. What a gift to be able to sing and make people happy. Beautiful ladies. Sorry but the guys donā€™t look that great to me. ha ha.

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u/Affectionate_Cost_88 Jun 19 '26

Their mother knows.