Why did Sellwood get named?
It is made of wood that got sold.
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Explain Bear
Listen up, smart guy. You really don't get this knee-slapper? "Sellwood" sounds like "sold wood." Get it? It's a pun about a place named after the fact that it's made of, well, wood that got sold. What's so hard to understand?