buffalo

Saw an article on Wikipedia - Buffalo. First, try to make sense of the following sentence.

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

I know exactly what you are thinking right now. WHAT!?! My exact same reaction. The sentence is unpunctuated and uses three different readings of the word "buffalo". Let me help you along by giving you the different definitions of the word buffalo.

* a. the city of Buffalo, New York, United States, which is used as a noun adjunct in the sentence and is followed by the animal;
* n. the noun buffalo, an animal, in the plural (equivalent to "buffaloes" or "buffalos"), in order to avoid articles;
* v. the verb "buffalo" meaning to bully, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

If you are still getting nowhere. Here's another hint:-

Buffalo^a buffaloⁿ Buffalo^a buffaloⁿ buffalo^v buffalo^v Buffalo^a buffaloⁿ.

Still getting nowhere? Here is the answer. Substitute the synonym "bison" for the animal "buffalo", "bully" for the verb "buffalo", and "New York" to refer to the state of the city Buffalo and you will get.

"New York bison New York bison bully bully New York bison", or:

"New York bison whom other New York bison bully, themselves bully New York bison".

is this making sense to you now?