Rivers Cuomo reads a girl's diary.

In the song "El Scorcho" by Weezer, Rivers asks a girl to go to a Green Day concert with him. She has never heard of the band Green Day. Rivers thinks this is interesting, so he reads her diary to find out more about her. The word "diary" is derived from the Latin word "diarium" which means "diary" in Latin. The Latin word "diarium" comes from the Latin word "dies" meaning day. This makes sense because a diary or diarium is a book that one writes information about themselves daily. A diarium is a book written daily. The meaning of the word "diary" is entirely derived from Latin. I was surprised to find a Latin reference with so many layers in a Weezer song. I wonder if the band has hidden any more in their other songs.

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