"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."
It parses. (A bit tautological, but it parses.) See how.
(Resist the urge to click that link until you've tried to figure it out...)
Later Edit
Some confusion appears to have arisen about the example sentence.
Below, I present a simple Venn diagram that will no doubt clear up any misconceptions.
(Diagram drawn using the tool supplied at Crappy Graphs...)
OK, Neddie... You are way to smart for me (and/or you have too much time on your hands!) Either way my hat's off to ya!
ReplyDeleteOk I was feeling all smart and stuff with how well I'm doing in college right now, but after clicking that link I think my brain just went into shock.
ReplyDeleteThat was painful, Ned. And now I begin to understand the muscular and twisty sort of mind that finds Pynchon so fascinating. Yeow.
ReplyDeleteI had some of it, but i have never heard anyone use 'Buffalo' as a verb before in my entire life. (Given my location, i shouldn't really be surprised).
ReplyDeleteActually, just curious, is the phrase 'Wowsers' (as a noun) used over there?
Should have explained better:
ReplyDeleteWowser At Wikipedia
is the phrase 'Wowsers' (as a noun) used over there?
ReplyDeleteOnly if doing a really bad impression of an Australian. That and "pooftah." Mate.
Simon said...
ReplyDeleteI had some of it, but i have never heard anyone use 'Buffalo' as a verb before in my entire life.
"Buffalo'd in buffalo
Entertained in Houston
New York, yew nork,
You gotta choose one
Tripe face boogie
Boogie my sneakers away..."
-- Tripe Face Boogie, Little Feat, Bill Payne and Richard Hayward
Oh and those Buffalo Fluffernutters with the truffle muffelettas?
ReplyDeleteWoof!!
The implied [that] after the second word threw me... Had to click the link. Extra cool graph, btw! You should post it on the wiki page.
ReplyDeleteWell, I tried to guess at it but I was cowed. Oh damn - buffaloed!
ReplyDeleteYeah, dig it. Reminds me of a road game from th' '90's. There was a crappy sports movie with Nick Nolte and Shaquille O'Neal and in the preview Nolte's hardnosed coach character is sayin' to some crooked sports official "we don't BUY athletes..."
ReplyDeleteSome reason the game became how many times you can use "Buy" or "bi" or whatever derivation in a sentence with "athletes". EG:
"By the by, Bi, we don't buy by Bi Biathletes...bye bye."
Yeah, yours is weird too.
Buffalo's buffalo buffalo Buffalo Bill.
ReplyDeleteBuffalo Bill bills Buffalo's Bills.
Buffalo Bill's Buffalo Bill bill buffalos Buffalo's buffalo.
I made one up some years ago that isn't nearly as clever, but I've never had a more apt forum to share.
ReplyDeleteI named my small pet salamander after a famous college football coach and had the pleasure of introducing him to the former speaker of the house...
"This is my minute newt 'Knute' Newt."
Or how about the conundrum where the tie salesman from Bankok bought a faulty hair-piece from Taiwan?
"Should the Thai have to pay his tie-pay for the toupee from Taipei?"