Yeah, I always hated that one because it only works because of the (incorrect) omission of punctuation. The Buffalo buffalo one doesn't need anything except the period at the end to be correct.

[–] Hedin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Bison*

[–] Amilo159@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Didn't know buffalo was a verb.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

It means to bully basically. The sentence can be rewritten as "Buffalonian bison that other Buffalonian bison bully also bully Buffalonian bison."

[–] TheActualDevil@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Don't let them buffalo them into believing that tripe.

[–] Mcduckdeluxe@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago

"Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo" is a tautology but still a sentence

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It gets worse:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

Rochester bison that Rochester bison bully bully Rochester bison

Capitalization is key for this one

[–] PR3CiSiON@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Buffalo: to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify