How about
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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
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This is both grammatically correct and has meaning.
We have:
1. Buffalo, as in 'City of Buffalo, New York state'
2. buffalo, as in large herbivore aka bison, plural
3. buffalo, meaning to bully or intimidate.
So:
A [Buffalo buffalo] B [Buffalo buffalo buffalo] C [buffalo Buffalo buffalo]
A: Bison that are from the city of Buffalo...
B: ...which are bullied by other bison from the city of Buffalo...
C: ...in turn bully other bison from the city of Buffalo.
It took me ages to understand this, because in normal speech you would include a link between A and B, like this:
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Buffalo buffalo which Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
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...but actually there's no grammatical need for a 'which' or 'that' in that place.
My explanation uses the wikipedia entry, full version here:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's just a pity that the opportunity to legitimately use this sentence in conversation is never, ever going to arise.