@The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world
Life is a mystery
2026-03-16 13:28 UTC
Replies (19)
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@nocturne@slrpnk.net 2026-03-16 13:47
When I became a sound engineer I always thought people who were subs public speaking would be like Bob and actually use the microphone instead of hiding from it and asking why no one can hear them.
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@ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2026-03-16 13:48
You know what they say about guys with long-ass mics.
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@plz1@lemmy.world 2026-03-16 13:58
I figure it was because he had issues holding it up/mobility issues.
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@thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 2026-03-16 13:59
he had to have something for his other hand and also it helps keep the contestances from getting too wild when they rush him for a hug the other hand issue is a problem for a lot of TV folks who did theater and try to hold a stage presense in the same way
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@JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2026-03-16 14:00
I always assumed that it was a way to let the guest know to shut the fuck up until Bob pointed the mike at them. The mic if so that we can hear what the guest has to say.
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@perishthethought@piefed.social 2026-03-16 14:07
I think it was about the angle of his elbow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFa-hVu3_TY&t=95
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@driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2026-03-16 14:08
The host of Baby of the Year also uses one of those mics And Sam Reich in Game Changer too
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@slothrop@lemmy.ca 2026-03-16 14:08
It was to give him more space between himself and the contestants.
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@Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-16 15:03
Looking at classic game shows, several hosts used these. Searching “game show microphone” actually brings up a variety of examples.
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@crozilla@lemmy.world 2026-03-16 15:31
Who can forget the long-mic OG, Gene Rayburn.
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@angrystego@lemmy.world 2026-03-16 15:43
Everyone must stand alone
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@atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-16 16:09
When The Price Is Right went on the air those were the fashionable microphones. Then they just kept it because Bob liked it. I’m pretty sure that by the time he retired and still today it’s just a lapel mic at the end of a stick.
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@demlet@lemmy.world 2026-03-16 16:29
Pretty rich coming from someone who uses a paper towel roll tube for a mic holder.
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@fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-03-16 16:50
That’s a normal stick mic with a long cable.
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@yopyop@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-16 17:03
I guess it’s a bit like Freddy Mercury keeping the upper half of the mic stand. For the show, to play with it.
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@Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-16 17:06
Nah its his acrane staff of price estimation. Its how he always knows the price
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@jaybone@lemmy.zip 2026-03-16 19:52
Didn’t drew carey use the same mic when he took over?
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@kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-03-16 20:26
I assume it’s because if you’re holding a mic for hours not only is it more comfortable to not have to lift it all the way up but it also keeps your suit from creasing weirdly and pulling the cuffs unflatteringly.
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@netvor@lemmy.world 2026-04-21 19:24
it’s a complex ritual asserting * power: he won’t smack you but the length of the microphone means it would hurt * dominance: he’s always holding the microphone up, * influence: the cord connects him all the way back to the production team and if he whips it they will dance also, he ain’t give a f https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py805hYfopw