Buffalo Tales Mystery Cache
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     Buffalo in Song

Numerous well-known songs mention buffalo in the lyrics. The
old western folk song, “Western Home” or “Home on the
Range” describes a home where the buffalo roam, while
“The Erie Canal” song references the city of Buffalo and a mule
hauling barges from Albany to Buffalo, New York.

Two songs are titled “Buffalo Gals. The movie “It’s a
Wonderful Life,” features James Stewart crooning in the
epic scene. This traditional song is thought to be based on
“Lubly Fan,” an old minstrel show tune. Malcolm McLaren’s
version describes Buffalo gals who “go around the outside”
earning a spot in the Urban Dictionary to describe skiers who
neglect to disembark the chairlift at the summit, and are forced
instead to go around again as ‘Buffalo gals.’ Meanwhile, a
newer children’s song sung by Larry the Cucumber claims,
“Everybody has a Water Buffalo.”
Did you know the word ‘buffalo’ can also mean to outwit, confuse, baffle or deceive?
     Bison or Not
This brings up an interesting question regarding buffalo.
How do bison and buffalo differ? The American Bison
resides only in North America, while the main buffalo species
each live in Africa and Asia. Additionally, there are some
European bison. Like buffalo, bison are in the Bovidae family.
Except for some domesticated forms, male bovids such as
ibex and other types of goats, antelope, musk oxen, sheep, and
gazelles, have two or more horns. All bovids are also cloven-
hoofed and ruminants. Early American settlers mistakenly
thought bison were actually buffalo, calling them ‘bufello.’
While the bison resemble African buffalo and water buffalo, an
examination of the head, shoulder, and horns of each, though,
should easily highlight the differences.
N. 47 17.699
     Linguistic Fun
The text, “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo”
takes advantage of three different meanings of a single
word in one grammatically correct, but nonetheless, confusing
English sentence. One meaning is the proper noun for the city in
New York. The verb (v) in this unusual sentence means to bully,
to harass, or to intimidate. It can also mean to baffle or to confuse.
Yet another meaning for the word is the noun referring to the animal
some call a bison.
W 122 30.933
     Buffalo Buffalo, Huh?

Expressed differently, buffalo from Buffalo that are (sadly) buffaloed
(v) by buffalo from Buffalo, in turn buffalo (v) other buffalo from Buffalo.
Eight repetitions of the same word may seem understandably
non-sensical. However, the less linguistically inclined may definitely
need the accompanying cartoon illustration to obtain greater
illumination of this baffling sentence.

     William Cody
No discussion of buffalo can be complete without mentioning the
epic western showman known as William “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
This cattle herder, turned trapper and miner also joined
with the Pony Express in 1860. Then, after scouting in the Civil War, he
earned the name “Buffalo Bill” as a hunter. Buffalo Bill’s colorful
life became something of a legend after being featured in a
variety of newspaper stories and dime novels. But he achieved
even greater fame with “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.”

This travelling show headlined Buffalo Bill, in addition to
his troupe “The Buffalo Bill Combination.” This group once
included “Wild Bill Hickok’ and “Texas Jack” for a time in a
spectacle meant to entertain and educate. The Buffalo Bill show
inspired an interest in western culture by using real cowboys,
showcasing buffalo, elk, horses, and cattle, and by introducing
the events that are now part of today’s rodeos. Buffalo Bill
harbored great love for orphans, often providing free tickets to his
exhibition and shows.

Entertaining others was Bill’s passion as he traveled the world. Similarly,
no western trip today would be complete without a stop in the city of
Denver to see Buffalo Bill’s grave and the Buffalo Bill museum.


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