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Old Fri Nov 13, 2009, 11:20am
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Sierra means mountains. Just as Sahara means desert, so Sierra Mountains and Sahara Desert are redundant. I didn't know that Nevada meant snowy. I assumed it was the name of an Indian tribe.

OK, what's odd about the song title Down in the Boondocks?
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