The word buffalo is interesting because it can be a noun and a verb and, when capitalized, the name of a city. Let's replace each instance of buffalo with a different word that acts similarly to the way that instance of buffalo is used and then parse the sentence.

1. Let's replace the verb buffalo with the verb intimidate.
2. Let's replace the noun buffalo with the noun bison.
3. Let's replace the city Buffalo with the city Rochester.

Now let's look at the sentence: (and I'll throw in a that to help make it even clearer)

Rochester bison [that] Rochester bison intimidate, intimidate Rochester bison.

And, of course, Rochester bison means bison who are from the city of Rochester.

So we've got some bison_noun from Rochester who intimidate_verb some other bison_noun from Rochester_city who, in turn, intimidate_verb still other bison_noun from Rochester_city- or maybe it's circular and they're intimidating the first group again.

Taking it back to buffalo again we get some buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city who buffalo_verb some other buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city who, in turn, buffalo_verb still other buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city.

Buffalo_city buffalo_noun Buffalo_city buffalo_noun buffalo_verb buffalo_verb Buffalo_city buffalo_noun.

The sentence is not meant to make a lot of sense, it's just supposed to be fun.

The word buffalo is interesting because it can be both a singular and a plural noun as well as a verb whose conjugation is the same for both singular and plural subjects, and, when capitalized, the name of a city.

Let's replace each instance of buffalo with a different word that acts similarly to the way that instance of buffalo is used and then parse the sentence.

1. Let's replace the verb buffalo with the verb intimidate.
2. Let's replace the noun buffalo with the noun bison.
3. Let's replace the city Buffalo with the city Rochester.

Now let's look at the sentence: (and I'll throw in a that to help make it even clearer)

Rochester bison [that] Rochester bison intimidate, intimidate Rochester bison.

And, of course, Rochester bison means bison who are from the city of Rochester.

So we've got some bison_noun from Rochester who intimidate_verb some other bison_noun from Rochester_city who, in turn, intimidate_verb still other bison_noun from Rochester_city- or maybe it's circular and they're intimidating the first group again.

Taking it back to buffalo again we get some buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city who buffalo_verb some other buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city who, in turn, buffalo_verb still other buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city.

Buffalo_city buffalo_noun Buffalo_city buffalo_noun buffalo_verb buffalo_verb Buffalo_city buffalo_noun.

The sentence is not meant to make a lot of sense, it's just supposed to be fun.

The word buffalo is interesting because it can be a noun and a verb and, when capitalized, the name of a city. Let's replace each instance of buffalo with a different word that acts similarly to the way that instance of buffalo is used and then parse the sentence.

1. Let's replace the verb buffalo with the verb intimidate.
2. Let's replace the noun buffalo with the noun bison.
3. Let's replace the city Buffalo with the city Rochester.

Now let's look at the sentence: (and I'll throw in a that to help make it even clearer)

Rochester bison [that] Rochester bison intimidate, intimidate Rochester bison.

And, of course, Rochester bison means bison who are from the city of Rochester.

So we've got some bison from Rochester who intimidate some other bison from Rochester who, in turn, intimidate still other bison from Rochester- or maybe it's circular and they're intimidating the first group again.

Taking it back to buffalo again we get some buffalo from Buffalo who buffalo some other buffalo from Buffalo who, in turn, buffalo still other buffalo from Buffalo.

The sentence is not meant to make a lot of sense, it's just supposed to be fun.

The word buffalo is interesting because it can be a noun and a verb and, when capitalized, the name of a city. Let's replace each instance of buffalo with a different word that acts similarly to the way that instance of buffalo is used and then parse the sentence.

1. Let's replace the verb buffalo with the verb intimidate.
2. Let's replace the noun buffalo with the noun bison.
3. Let's replace the city Buffalo with the city Rochester.

Now let's look at the sentence: (and I'll throw in a that to help make it even clearer)

Rochester bison [that] Rochester bison intimidate, intimidate Rochester bison.

And, of course, Rochester bison means bison who are from the city of Rochester.

So we've got some bison_noun from Rochester who intimidate_verb some other bison_noun from Rochester_city who, in turn, intimidate_verb still other bison_noun from Rochester_city- or maybe it's circular and they're intimidating the first group again.

Taking it back to buffalo again we get some buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city who buffalo_verb some other buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city who, in turn, buffalo_verb still other buffalo_noun from Buffalo_city.

Buffalo_city buffalo_noun Buffalo_city buffalo_noun buffalo_verb buffalo_verb Buffalo_city buffalo_noun.

The sentence is not meant to make a lot of sense, it's just supposed to be fun.