Did you know that....
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
...is a grammatically correct sentence in the English language? Yep.
It is because the word 'buffalo' has three meanings and uses: the name of the place Buffalo, New York (used as a noun adjunct in the sentence), the noun for the animal, and the verb which means to bully, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
If you substitute the noun buffalo for bison and break down the sentence it essentially means:
Buffalo bison whom other Buffalo bison, themselves bully Buffalo bison.
This is hilarious but I still don't really get the meaning.. Also, I question whether anyone could actually say this sentence without messing up, mumbling, or at least talking epic slow.
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