# Ibidem ibidem ibidem **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807 "2022-01-14T20:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/1 "2022-01-14T20:53:25Z")
That’s all, folks! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/2 "2022-01-14T21:09:11Z")
Nothing changes, nothing moves. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/3 "2022-01-14T21:10:00Z")
Roger that. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/4 "2022-01-14T21:10:22Z")
Bidi bidi bidi! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dB5YlXhpi0g/hqdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dB5YlXhpi0g/hqdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/5 "2022-01-14T21:37:08Z")
To repeat an old sig line of mine: “Bidi, bidi, bidi…Sarah Conner?” … --Skynet unwisely goes with the lowest bidder. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/6 "2022-01-14T22:43:01Z")
Isn’t that a Tee-shirt on The Price Is Right? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/7 "2022-01-14T22:44:33Z")
You really were a master of sig lines. I fondly remember “The winged lion spoke in the rich tones which could only come from a transistor. Truly, this was the island of MOSFET toys!” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/8 "2022-01-15T00:51:21Z")
Gorilla gorilla gorilla. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/9 "2022-01-15T01:30:05Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > You really were a master of sig lines. I fondly remember “The winged lion spoke in the rich tones which could only come from a transistor. Truly, this was the island of MOSFET toys!” Awww… (shuffles feet in dirt). I’m surprised and pleased that you remember! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/10 "2022-01-15T02:47:34Z")
“Shep is dog, I’m telling you. Big gray peanut loving poochie.” ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/11 "2022-01-15T06:44:31Z")
I have no idea what we’re talking about, but this is my contribution. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NL6CDFn2i3I/hqdefault.jpg "Badger song (Badger badger badger , mushroom mushroom)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6CDFn2i3I) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/12 "2022-01-15T07:28:02Z")
Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo…Heck, I forgot how many buffaloes there were, but I never understood that sentence anyway. Just like the OP. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/13 "2022-01-15T14:33:49Z")
The correct sentence is: “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” [This explains it.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/14 "2022-01-15T15:13:17Z")
Boots boots boots boots. ([This](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_(poem)) explains that.) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibidem-ibidem-ibidem/957807/15 "2022-01-15T16:52:02Z")
Bob Bergen explains why he has job security: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lXC_j5QB6v8/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Bergen Mimics Mel Blanc's Porky Pig") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXC_j5QB6v8)