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You are now entering the Twilight Zone.
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Trying to find the origin and meaning of that. This talks about a bull, not a buffalo, and oddly references a twilight zone episode, though I think this is a different episode than what we are talking about.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The+bull+is+off+the+nickel
This mentions a buffalo, but it’s a different expression.
https://barrypopik.com/blog/he_squeezes_a_nickel_so_tight_the_indian_cries