Wizard, can you talk to Bob?
January 21st, 2013 at 3:05:31 AM
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Hey Wizard,
I started listening to your radio show about 7 months ago. It is great. One issue, though. Can you talk to Bob about moving his microphone further away from his mouth? It picks up him moistening his mouth all the time. Before he speaks and during. It is getting hard to ignore. It is like listening to an old man smacking his lips and it is getting to the point that I am having a hard time listening to the show without cringing everytime he speaks.
I don't know how to post a .gif but if I did there is a funny clip from Family Guy that has Carter being an "old man moistening his mouth" that would fit perfectly here.
Other than that, great show and forum.
I started listening to your radio show about 7 months ago. It is great. One issue, though. Can you talk to Bob about moving his microphone further away from his mouth? It picks up him moistening his mouth all the time. Before he speaks and during. It is getting hard to ignore. It is like listening to an old man smacking his lips and it is getting to the point that I am having a hard time listening to the show without cringing everytime he speaks.
I don't know how to post a .gif but if I did there is a funny clip from Family Guy that has Carter being an "old man moistening his mouth" that would fit perfectly here.
Other than that, great show and forum.
January 21st, 2013 at 3:17:20 AM
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+1 to that.
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January 21st, 2013 at 3:44:19 AM
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I am honestly glad that someone posted this before me because I didn't want to be accused of "professional jealousy" because he has this gig and I don't. He sounds terrible.
Some radio stations use mics that require the speaker to be close -- while others use mics that allow for speakers to be farther away. Some have "pop filters" or "wind screens" and some don't. I don't know what kind of set up you have there but some quick adjustments to mic placement or addition of filters would go a long way.
I can just picture Bob leaning in and being too close to the mic. Some "personalities" do that so they sound more "intimate" with the audience. But in this case, a few more inches would make me feel a bit more comfortable.
by the way, a good tip is to brush your teeth before going on the air. If you recently ate it causes extra saliva to build up which can produce a syrupy speech.
Some radio stations use mics that require the speaker to be close -- while others use mics that allow for speakers to be farther away. Some have "pop filters" or "wind screens" and some don't. I don't know what kind of set up you have there but some quick adjustments to mic placement or addition of filters would go a long way.
I can just picture Bob leaning in and being too close to the mic. Some "personalities" do that so they sound more "intimate" with the audience. But in this case, a few more inches would make me feel a bit more comfortable.
by the way, a good tip is to brush your teeth before going on the air. If you recently ate it causes extra saliva to build up which can produce a syrupy speech.
January 21st, 2013 at 5:33:00 AM
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Quote: AlanMendelsonI don't know what kind of set up you have there but ....
I don't know if this picture is representative of the typical distance Bob is from the mic, but it almost looks like he's about to pucker up and make that lip sound...
This picture comes from BobDancer.com's page about the radio show.
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January 21st, 2013 at 5:59:30 AM
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It's a waste of time complaining about Dancer. He is the kind of guy that will not take constructive criticism. He is too insecure.
Just do what I did......and stop listening to the show. If Dancer leaves, I will return. The guy sucks.
Just do what I did......and stop listening to the show. If Dancer leaves, I will return. The guy sucks.
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January 21st, 2013 at 1:22:04 PM
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It sounds like he's has a cough drop or
a lozenge in his mouth to me. You can
hear him move it around when he's
talking. Doesn't he ever listen to his own
show?
a lozenge in his mouth to me. You can
hear him move it around when he's
talking. Doesn't he ever listen to his own
show?
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 21st, 2013 at 1:33:59 PM
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Quote:It sounds like he's has a cough drop or
a lozenge in his mouth to me.
You could get him one of those speech modifier things and make him sound like Darth Vader (with a cough drop)
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January 21st, 2013 at 1:55:53 PM
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Am I the only one who saw the title of this thread, and assumed Bob was Evenbob ? Just asking ! LOL
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The gem that filled it
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January 21st, 2013 at 2:00:46 PM
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Quote: BuzzardAm I the only one who saw the title of this thread, and assumed Bob was Evenbob ? Just asking ! LOL
Yep. That's what I thought.
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January 21st, 2013 at 3:17:50 PM
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January 21st, 2013 at 3:46:02 PM
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You are supposed to speak close to the microphone. If he got too far away then he would be difficult to hear.
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January 21st, 2013 at 3:50:08 PM
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Quote: WizardIf he got too far away then he would be difficult to hear.
I think you're getting the idea.. Sorry, I couldn't
resist..
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 21st, 2013 at 9:04:49 PM
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Yeah the lip smacking is annoying. I still don't get all the Dancer hate. We are lucky to have resources like the wizard and him.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:11:41 PM
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Quote: WizardYou are supposed to speak close to the microphone. If he got too far away then he would be difficult to hear.
That's the wrong kind of Mic for his skill set. Sorry.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:21:37 PM
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Quote: EvenBobI think you're getting the idea.. Sorry, I couldn't
resist..
Laugh.
There are some people who should try sitting further away from the keyboard too...
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January 21st, 2013 at 11:32:11 PM
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Quote: thecesspitLaugh.
There are some people who should try sitting further away from the keyboard too...
Canadians?
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 21st, 2013 at 11:35:11 PM
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Quote: EvenBobCanadians?
I dont tend to group peoples abilities by nationality.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:14:11 AM
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Quote: thecesspitI dont tend to group peoples abilities by nationality.
But you're not a Canadian, you're a poser.. Er, non Hoser..
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January 22nd, 2013 at 12:18:05 AM
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Quote: EvenBobBut you're not a Canadian, you're a poser.. Er, non Hoser..
Whats that got to do with anything?
I was just stating my scorn for morons is based on individuals, not groups.
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January 22nd, 2013 at 12:27:27 AM
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Quote: thecesspit
I was just stating my scorn for morons is based on individuals, not groups.
Again? You really need a more productive hobby.
We've been making fun of Canadians in MI since
I was a kid. They do it a lot on How I Met Your
Mother, its hilarious. Ay?
Its the Red Wings, you see. And Canada is just across
the river. We love to make fun of them and its oh
so easy. So very many flaws..
You know you're Canadian when:
You understand most of the Canadian beer commercials.
You have more kilometres on your snowmobile than your car.
You have 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Still Winter, and Almost Winter.
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January 22nd, 2013 at 12:55:55 AM
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Quote: EvenBobYou have 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Still Winter, and Almost Winter.
THAT made me laugh loud enough to wake my girl XD
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January 22nd, 2013 at 1:58:29 AM
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Quote: EvenBobAgain? You really need a more productive hobby.
Some people have made entire careers out of it. I have plenty of productive hobbies, a destructive one helps bring balance to my life.
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You have more kilometres on your snowmobile than your car.
You have 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Still Winter, and Almost Winter.
I love living in the Canadian Rivera. We get about two days of snow per year (if that), we have :
Wet and cold, wet and getting warmer, sunny and might get wet, wet and getting colder.
Cold is a balmy 0-10 degrees C (32-48F American, as I recall).
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January 22nd, 2013 at 9:47:14 AM
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Quote: thecesspit
I love living in the Canadian Rivera.
W CA isn't really CA, ay. Like Calif isn't really
the US.
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January 22nd, 2013 at 9:48:57 AM
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Quote: FaceTHAT made me laugh loud enough to wake my girl XD
Ask a Canadian in June what season it is and
he'll say 'almost winter'.
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October 31st, 2013 at 11:03:35 AM
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Quote: EvenBobAsk a Canadian in June what season it is and
he'll say 'almost winter'.
Depends on what part of Canada you are in. Near Atlantic Ocean, here is 6 C and sunny.
October 31st, 2013 at 11:44:25 AM
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Little known fact for most Americans. Southern Ontario is further south than northern California.
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October 31st, 2013 at 12:06:24 PM
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Quote: EvenBobYou have 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Still Winter, and Almost Winter.
I spent alot of time near Wanakena, NY. The heart of the Adirondacks. An old timer there once told me they had "11 months of winter and one month of poor sledding!"
October 31st, 2013 at 12:11:05 PM
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I don't like being able to throw a stone and hit the North Pole.
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October 31st, 2013 at 12:42:27 PM
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Quote: kenarmanLittle known fact for most Americans. Southern Ontario is further south than northern California.
Another little known fact: Portland, Oregon is further north than every city on the US East Coast.
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October 31st, 2013 at 12:47:31 PM
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"Greenland" biggest scam ever.
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October 31st, 2013 at 12:53:15 PM
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October 31st, 2013 at 1:38:24 PM
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Quote:Little known fact for most Americans. Southern Ontario is further south than northern California. Anything involving geography
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October 31st, 2013 at 2:17:09 PM
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Quote: FaceQuote:Little known fact for most Americans. Southern Ontario is further south than northern California. Anything involving geography
Hah ha. It wouldn't be so bad if it were only places outside of the U.S.
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October 31st, 2013 at 2:50:42 PM
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Quote: rxwineI don't like being able to throw a stone and hit the North Pole.
on my drive to work earlier this year
October 31st, 2013 at 2:53:45 PM
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Quote: rxwineI don't like being able to throw a stone and hit the North Pole.
Can you see Russia from your kitchen window too ;-)
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October 31st, 2013 at 3:45:57 PM
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Quote: kenarmanLittle known fact for most Americans. Southern Ontario is further south than northern California.
By how much? Have you ever been to any place in Ontario that is south of any point in California or a point in California that is north of any point in Canada? Have you ever met anyone who has done either?
I agree that it's an interesting bit of trivia, but there is hardly any territory involved here. (Note: I'm relying on Google Maps.) It appears that the northern border of California is very close to latitude 42° north. The farthest southern point I can find in Ontario is Pelee Island (population 171) in Lake Erie, which at its southern extremity reaches 41.725° north. There is also a small strip of the mainland just north of there that reaches barely below 42°N. My guess is that fewer than 500 Canadians live south of the northern California border and probably a similar number of Californians who live more than a mile north of the southern extremity of Ontario.
Interesting trivia anyway.
October 31st, 2013 at 5:22:14 PM
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Most of where people in Canada live is south of London, England, and all the major cities are south of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Great White North isn't really that far north. Until you get to the really cold and remote parts.
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October 31st, 2013 at 5:23:35 PM
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Quote: DocBy how much? Have you ever been to any place in Ontario that is south of any point in California or a point in California that is north of any point in Canada? Have you ever met anyone who has done either?
I've driven I-5 between San Francisco and Portland, so yes, I've been as far north in California as you can get.
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October 31st, 2013 at 5:25:37 PM
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Just drive to the city of Ontario in Southern California. Problem solved.
November 11th, 2013 at 12:29:46 AM
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Quote: thecesspitMost of where people in Canada live is south of London, England, and all the major cities are south of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Great White North isn't really that far north. Until you get to the really cold and remote parts.
Funny thing, I have actually been to the North Pole, well actually I was 10 nautical miles away from the north pole. I was also in a place called Longyearbyen (sounds made up I know :). We were there in the height of summer and it was about 35 degrees (farenheit). In fact it was so cold there were bloody reindeer walking around everywhere!!!
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November 11th, 2013 at 12:38:57 AM
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What is the furthest north, east and western state in the United States?
November 11th, 2013 at 12:42:47 AM
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Quote: petroglyphWhat is the furthest north, east and western state in the United States?
Alaska
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November 11th, 2013 at 3:25:58 AM
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>What is the furthest north, east and western state in the United States?
Another easy one, but what the hell? Maybe somebody hasn't heard. What is further west, the west tip of Virginia or Detroit MI?
too easy or a trick question, I say Alaska
Another easy one, but what the hell? Maybe somebody hasn't heard. What is further west, the west tip of Virginia or Detroit MI?
west tip of Va
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November 11th, 2013 at 5:38:39 AM
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Quote: petroglyphWhat is the furthest north, east and western state in the United States?
How is Alaska the furthest East? Relative to what?
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November 11th, 2013 at 6:12:42 AM
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Quote: WizardHow is Alaska the furthest East? Relative to what?
The western part of Alaska extends into the eastern hemisphere, apparently.
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November 11th, 2013 at 7:35:52 AM
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DUHHIIIIIIIII HEARD THAT!
December 16th, 2013 at 6:39:13 PM
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Quote: IbeatyouracesPochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51¡ã57¡ä42¡åN 179¡ã46¡ä23¡åE ¡ªeasternmost point in all U.S. territory, by longitude
Reno, Nevada is farther west than Los Angeles, California.
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December 16th, 2013 at 6:55:20 PM
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Detroit is just across the river from Windsor, Ont on the NORTH side of the river from Canada.
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December 17th, 2013 at 5:06:56 AM
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Only counting from the 180th meridian. Some of us start counting at the 0 meridian. At any rate, it's not much of anything more than an extremely remote island.Quote: IbeatyouracesPochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51°57′42″N 179°46′23″E —easternmost point in all U.S. territory, by longitude
