nahthen as 'im indooers sed ter me las neet...."Thees days tha's a job ter fahnd wun o' th' owd-fasioned barbers where tha can catch up on awl t' latest gossip. Mooast on 'em are wat they call unisex, sooa tha can be th' ooanly fella amang hauf a dozen wimmen. Well, Ah ask thee, aah can sich as me chew t' fat wi' a load o' women cacklin' away lahke battery 'ens abaat sooa an' sooa's new frock an? wat Bet Lynch is gettin? up to on Corrinayshun Street? We're lucky ter 'ave a men-ooanly barber i' t' village, an' tuthri on us meet up theer ivvery three or four weeks. T' barber's been theer ommost a lahfetahme an' awl, an' t' other day 'e gate raand ter tellin' us abaat sum o' laffs 'e'd 'ad over t'yeears. 'Ah were varry friendly at wun tahme wi a chap fra t'valley 'at 'ad getten on reight weel as a musician,? 'e telled us. 'E used ter pop in naah an' ageean if 'e weer playin' t' violin 'i these parts, usually t' Taan Hall i' 'Uddersfield. On this particular day 'e cums in wi' 'is violin case under 'is arm whahle Ah wer cuttin' owd Willie Haigh's 'air. Ah thowt Ah'd jist let they 'ave a look at this, 'e sed. Ah've been after wun o' these for donkey's years.' Wi that, 'e opened up 'is case an teks aat this reight grand violin 'at 'e 'andled lahke it wer a baby. Willie wer a bit upset wen Ah stopped cuttin' ter take a clooaser look. After a minnit or two 'e sed reight impatiently: "Wat's that tha's getten theer then Bill?? "Na then, Willie," Ah replahd. "Tha'll nooan see monny o' these. It's a Strad." "Well, Ah'll gooa ter yar haas," sed Willie. "Ah cud 'a sworn it wer a fiddle!? "