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Mic check (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Whoosh. What's the joke?

[–] masinko@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

Microphone check is usually abbreviated as "mic check".

He did a " Mike check", by asking the room who is Michael, usually abbreviated as Mike.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mic = Michael (Mike)

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Turns out trying to get the joke from a thumbnail where the last line is cropped makes it a lot harder.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Here, let me help you with that:

last line

8:41 PM • 19 Feb 20 • Twitter for iPhone

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

it was funny even before the last line though

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago

Mic (short for microphone) is pronounced the same as the name Mike (sometimes short for Michael)