# Attn: newman. Buffalo^8 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 23, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510 "2007-10-23T23:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N\_CTRL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_ctrl/32/4982_2.png) [@N\_CTRL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/N_CTRL)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/1 "2007-10-23T23:10:41Z")
Remember we talked about this a while ago at Tully’s. > **[Could You Repeat That? - Futility Closet](http://www.futilitycloset.com/2006/09/26/could-you-repeat-that/)** > > This is a grammatically valid English sentence: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. It was discovered/invented in 1972 by University of Buffalo linguist William J. Rapaport. It means “Buffalo from the city of Buffalo that... ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/2 "2007-10-23T23:18:59Z")
damn, i just got that feeling where i think that “buffalo” isn’t a word anymore. anyone know what i’m talking about? ---
**Author:** ![HYPEville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hypeville/32/7226_2.png) [@HYPEville](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYPEville)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/3 "2007-10-23T23:55:38Z")
what the hell lol ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/4 "2007-10-24T06:44:21Z")
Cool finally an explanation of the meaning of the sentence ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/5 "2007-10-24T06:49:35Z")
[quote=“92slowcivic,post:2,topic:37510"”] damn, i just got that feeling where i think that “buffalo” isn’t a word anymore. anyone know what i’m talking about? [/quote] totally ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/6 "2007-10-24T06:56:28Z")
i like it. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/7 "2007-10-24T07:10:35Z")
i had to read it and the explanation… since when is buffalo a verb. seriously ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/8 "2007-10-24T07:26:46Z")
ahahah, I thought about that too when I was younger but stopped at 4 buffalos lol ---
**Author:** ![MXS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mxs/32/7507_2.png) [@MXS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MXS)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/9 "2007-10-24T07:34:31Z")
weird… more explanation: > **[Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo)** > > "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically correct sentence in American English, often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity. It has been discussed in literature in various forms since 1967, when it appeared in Dmitri Borgmann's Beyond Language: Adventures in Word and Thought. The sentence employs three distinct meanings of the word buffalo: More easily dec... ---
**Author:** ![N\_CTRL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_ctrl/32/4982_2.png) [@N\_CTRL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/N_CTRL)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/10 "2007-10-24T08:50:01Z")
Ya, I saw the Wiki one and thought they didn’t do as good of a job writing it out. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/11 "2007-10-24T08:57:31Z")
I had Bill Rappaport for a class last year, and we briefly discussed this. He’s a really interesting guy, and an easy grader 😉 ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/12 "2007-10-24T09:04:32Z")
it just makes to much sense… ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Buffalo_sentence_1_parse_tree.svg/720px-Buffalo_sentence_1_parse_tree.svg.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Buffalo_sentence_1_parse_tree.svg/720px-Buffalo_sentence_1_parse_tree.svg.png) Simplified parse tree PN = proper noun N = noun V = verb NP = noun phrase RC = relative clause VP = verb phrase S = sentence ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman-buffalo-8/37510/13 "2007-10-24T13:49:42Z")
Marclar?