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xp1337 Posted: 12/28/2006 4:40:15 AM UTC | Message Detail | Filter | Author Profile | # 001
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...Who was the idiot who made this possible?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo
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Ogordemir99 Posted: 12/28/2006 7:27:53 AM UTC | Message Detail | Filter | Author Profile | # 002
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I'm going to say it was whoever invented the verb to buffalo.

The sentence itself could really use a relative clause marker ("that" or something). The way it is now it's like "birds cats eat are small", which facilitates the sentence, but which makes it harder to parse.
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xp1337 Posted: 12/28/2006 7:57:34 AM UTC | Message Detail | Filter | Author Profile | # 003
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Yeah, that was the second most "wtf" part of that article.

The fact that "to buffalo" is a verb.
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Ogordemir99 Posted: 12/28/2006 8:43:26 AM UTC | Message Detail | Filter | Author Profile | # 004
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Here's a/the relevant LL post on the topic:

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001817.html
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mAsTa AsIa Posted: 12/28/2006 9:05:48 AM UTC | Message Detail | Filter | Author Profile | # 005
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Awesome.
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