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Sep 17, 2010
This week's themeFabled lands
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camelot
hades
never-never land
ivory tower
la-la land
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with Anu Gargla-la land
PRONUNCIATION:
(la-la land) 
MEANING:
noun:1. A place or a state of being out of touch with reality.
2. A place known for frivolous activities.
ETYMOLOGY:
Finally, a fictional land that is named after a real place. The term la-la land is coined from the initials of the city of Los Angeles, home of Hollywood, alluding to the fictitious nature of the movies, sets, etc. USAGE:
"Stockwell Day is in the la-la land of Republicans, who for decades whipped up (white) fear of (black) crime and kept building prisons across America until there was no more money to build."Haroon Siddiqui; Harper's Ottawa Becomes Republican La-la Land; The Toronto Star (Canada); Aug 8, 2010.
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