Buffaloism

[hornetrider]

So... was driving into work this morning and was behind a 5 series Touring. Emblazoned on the rear in large white letters was the following:

Grand Alderman of Juniper 2011

Naturally I thought this a little strange and did a cheeky google when I got to work. Which lead me to the website of the Monmouthshire PGL (Provincial Grand Lodge) of the RAOB (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes).

Now - is this something similar to masonry? I presume it's not h'actually masonry as the guy had a mahoosive great sticker on the back of his motor proclaiming he was the Grand Alderman.

Answers on a postcard....

[Gokartmozart]

Yessimilar to the Masons.

I wonder if your mate IM is a Buffalo.

All here

http://www.raob.org/about_the_raob.htm

[Juniper2011]

I first read this when I was in Cape Cod, that black BMW is mine, and the RAOB is similar to the masons, but different.
Having been in the organisation almost 40 years, I was very proud to be elected to that office, in a world wide organisation that has lodged on ever continent.

On another note, my BMW 520d keeps showing a warning triangle on the dash, when I check the vehicle settings, all is ok, anyone got any ideas

[ruff'n'smov]

My father was /is a Buff, although I don't know which lodge. A harder man physically I have never met, but he came out of the initiation with tears in his eyes.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

ruff'n'smov said:

My father was /is a Buff, although I don't know which lodge. A harder man physically I have never met, but he came out of the initiation with tears in his eyes.

That what a kick in the balls will do to you.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Is this the same mob Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble were members of?

[Fluid]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Is this the same mob Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble were members of?

And the father on Happy Days.

[anonymous-user]

Juniper2011 said:

bull

what a load of bull.

[Impasse]

Go round the outside, round the outside.

[Impasse]

If he crashes it will be a rectangle.

[Don1]

Juniper2011 said:

On another note, my BMW 520d keeps showing a warning triangle on the dash, when I check the vehicle settings, all is ok, anyone got any ideas

Not traction control?

[anonymous-user]

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

[Impasse]

It's a stampede!

[Einion Yrth]

Skodasupercar said:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

I shall never accept that buffalo can be a noun, verb and adjective.

[anonymous-user]

[xRIEx]

Einion Yrth said:

Skodasupercar said:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

I shall never accept that buffalo can be a noun, verb and adjective.

As much as 'London' can be an adjective, e.g. "London traffic wardens".

[Einion Yrth]

xRIEx said:

Einion Yrth said:

Skodasupercar said:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

I shall never accept that buffalo can be a noun, verb and adjective.

As much as 'London' can be an adjective, e.g. "London traffic wardens".

Example of London as a verb, please. Not that it would be any more relevant, just idle curiosity.

[xRIEx]

Einion Yrth said:

xRIEx said:

Einion Yrth said:

Skodasupercar said:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

I shall never accept that buffalo can be a noun, verb and adjective.

As much as 'London' can be an adjective, e.g. "London traffic wardens".

Example of London as a verb, please. Not that it would be any more relevant, just idle curiosity.

London doesn't need to be a verb, I was just pointing out an equivalent use of a place name as an adjective (as most nouns can be verbed), as that is the context of 'Buffalo' in the sentence above.

Edited by xRIEx on Thursday 31st December 21:34

[Einion Yrth]

xRIEx said:

most nouns can be verbed

Ok I'll candlestick that later if I haven't spent too long fish-slicing my way through this bottle of whisky.

[Justayellowbadge]

xRIEx said:

London doesn't need to be a verb, I was just pointing out an equivalent use of a place name as an adjective (as most nouns can be verbed), as that is the context of 'Buffalo' in the sentence above.

Reading that quote above, I think there's one too many 'buffaloes' - there should be seven I believe, not eight.

8 is correct, it's 2,3,3.