trousers Posted 23 January, 2012 Posted 23 January, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo
Fowllyd Posted 25 January, 2012 Posted 25 January, 2012 That's a superb sentence, right up there with Noam Chomsky's "Colourless green ideas sleep furiously". But then I'm a linguist, so I would say that...
CB Fry Posted 25 January, 2012 Posted 25 January, 2012 I like the one with lots of hads in in it, ten in row: John, while Jim had had had, had had had had. Had had had been the correct answer. Or the pub one about the landlord complaining about the spacing between the words on his pub sign for his pub the Hand And Racquet. Five ands in a row: I need more room between Hand and And and And and Racquet.
Deano6 Posted 26 January, 2012 Posted 26 January, 2012 I like the one with lots of hads in in it, ten in row: John, while Jim had had had, had had had had. Had had had been the correct answer. Or the pub one about the landlord complaining about the spacing between the words on his pub sign for his pub the Hand And Racquet. Five ands in a row: I need more room between Hand and And and And and Racquet. You could have had eleven: James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher. (you also had't punctuated it clearly by missing quotes, and you made it 2 sentences)
scotty Posted 26 January, 2012 Posted 26 January, 2012 I like the one with lots of hads in in it, ten in row: John, while Jim had had had, had had had had. Had had had been the correct answer. Or the pub one about the landlord complaining about the spacing between the words on his pub sign for his pub the Hand And Racquet. Five ands in a row: I need more room between Hand and And and And and Racquet. Whenever I hear the pub name "Hand and Racquet" I immediately think of Tony Hancock. Just thought I'd throw that in.....
CB Fry Posted 26 January, 2012 Posted 26 January, 2012 Whenever I hear the pub name "Hand and Racquet" I immediately think of Tony Hancock. Just thought I'd throw that in..... Stone me. What a life.
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 26 January, 2012 Posted 26 January, 2012 Stone me. What a life. Name completely made up of body parts.
The Cat Posted 26 January, 2012 Posted 26 January, 2012 One of my favourite sentences is from John Emburey when he was asked how his knee was and said, "the fucl
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