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    Quote Originally Posted by monster_monster View Post
    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
    Does it work with Bison?

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    Quote Originally Posted by harry10 View Post
    Does it work with Bison?
    nope, bison fills two out of the three criteria for the sentence to work

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    Quote Originally Posted by harry10 View Post
    Does it work with Bison?
    I don't think there is a place called Bison and I don't think bison can be a verb.

    Jimbob

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbobbins View Post
    I don't think there is a place called Bison and I don't think bison can be a verb.

    Jimbob
    three towns in the US called Bison

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    What the fuck is going on here.... I need subtittles....

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAMESCORK View Post
    What the fuck is going on here.... I need subtittles....
    Like for cork people when they speak.
    Last edited by TheCelticDream; 25-09-11 at 00:38. Reason: cork doesnt deserve a cap c

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    Ok - Wikipedia 'justifies' this as a grammaticLly correct sentence construct.

    So. MM care to explain what it means???

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    Quote Originally Posted by hd7055 View Post
    Ok - Wikipedia 'justifies' this as a grammaticLly correct sentence construct.

    So. MM care to explain what it means???
    Wikipedia is full of shit.
    Last edited by TheCelticDream; 25-09-11 at 01:12.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hd7055 View Post
    Ok - Wikipedia 'justifies' this as a grammaticLly correct sentence construct.

    So. MM care to explain what it means???
    I think this is it:

    "Buffalo bison whom other Buffalo bison bully, themselves bully Buffalo bison whom other Buffalo bison bully."

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