Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Bully



'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is an entirely grammatically correct sentence - as 'buffalo' can mean the large bovine, the city in New York state, or a verb meaning 'to bully'. It was first created by linguist William J. Rapaport - from the University of, naturally, Buffalo.

7 comments:

  1. Bj in DallasSeptember 29, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Tatonka.

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  2. ChelleSeptember 29, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    Last Christmas I was chased in my vehicle by a real buffalo. They are Hugenormous.

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  3. MartieSeptember 29, 2009 at 8:17 PM

    Buffalo to you too, my dear.

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  4. Bj in DallasSeptember 30, 2009 at 6:10 AM

    Chelle- I've been chased by Buffalo too! Gonna blog about it one day, there was alcohol involved and its pretty damn funny

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  5. JodySeptember 30, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    OMG! I so totally needed the laugh that buffalo gave me just now. Thanks!!!!!

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  6. Roth WrisceySeptember 30, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    Can you explain the sentence again? I'm confused.

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  7. Lorrie VeaseyOctober 1, 2009 at 8:56 AM

    yes, but can you say it in pig latin three times fast while patting your head and rubbing your tummy.

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