I always liked to mic check with “pop-, pop-, popsicle, ice-, ice-, icicle, test-, test-, testing 1-2-3…”
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Depending on how familiar I am with the sound tech, I like to vary between the standard "check 1-2, testing testing. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Spinx of black quartz, judge my vow. Richard of York gave battle in vain." to "this is your mic checker, checking in. It's a balmy room temperature in here, uhhhhhhhhh...." and then talk like a airline pilot giving the pre-flight speech. Or even start making basically every audible sound I can think of that they might be dealing with while also trying to make the tech laugh because I know he's usually super serious and doesn't get anything other than the usual "check one two three" 9/10 times.
Yeah, I avoid the "check 1-2." I'll start with it then move into this list.
But I like the Shakespeare soliloquy idea.
What I‘ve seen a lot (especially for sync tests which can take a little while) is people just reading a Wikipedia article, a news story or even from a book.
"Check, check one, check one two, cash also accepted"
That is quite funny.
If your name is Slim Shady...
too bad it's not working in my native language 🥺
It’s not really working in English either.
Works better in german, surprisingly. Mikrofon, but Mik sounds dumb, so usually it's Mike.
Except Michael in German is not pronounced with a "k" sound
Whoosh. What's the joke?
Microphone check is usually abbreviated as "mic check".
He did a " Mike check", by asking the room who is Michael, usually abbreviated as Mike.
Mic = Michael (Mike)
Turns out trying to get the joke from a thumbnail where the last line is cropped makes it a lot harder.
Here, let me help you with that:
last line
8:41 PM • 19 Feb 20 • Twitter for iPhone
it was funny even before the last line though
Mic (short for microphone) is pronounced the same as the name Mike (sometimes short for Michael)