I wonder who did the Geordie-to-Yank translation
During an interview for a mag article he once told me a tale of demonstrating to a gathering of cowboys in 10 gallon titfers. During the turning a remarkable grain pattern was slowly exposed and he stopped the lathe to show the crowd with the words 'Look at that grain, ee but it's dead bonny'.
At the end of the demo he invited questions from the audience and the first one was
'"Say Jimmy, Can you just explain how that piece of lumber resembles a dead body?"
I'm still giggling
Brian