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In article <1993Jan26.232901.19842@husc3.harvard.edu> rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher) writes:

	Here at Cornell, Dr. Maas, who teaches Psych 101, told us that he
went to the bathroom wearing the microphone, just like that scene in
Naked Gun, during the final.  Is there anyone out there that con confirm
this story?

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In article <1993Jan26.232901.19842@husc3.harvard.edu>,
rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher) writes:
> 	In the larger auditoriums here the professors wear wireless microphones
> that clip onto ties, shirts, etc.
> 	Earlier thi semsester, as I was sitting in the auditorium waiting for
> class to begin, the professor of the previous class, instead of removing
> the microphone and leaving on the table for the next professor, walked
> out
> of the room still wearing the mike pinned to his tie, unaware that it
> was
> still on and was broadcasting the conversation he was having out in the 
> hallway to everyone inside the lecture hall.
> 	In this instance, nothing embarrassing or 'juicy' was said, but I
> was wondering, is there anyone out there who has been witness to such a
> mistake
> in which the professor _did_ say something that he or she would probably
> not have wanted broadcast over a loudspeaker?

What about "The Evil-empire" bits from Mr. Reagan....

Alex
> 
>   Jean-Marc "would like to see something posted to alt.folklore.college
> other than roomate/professor/architecht suicides" Rocher

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In article <1993Jan26.232901.19842@husc3.harvard.edu>, rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher) writes...
>	In the larger auditoriums here the professors wear wireless microphones
>that clip onto ties, shirts, etc.
>	Earlier thi semsester, as I was sitting in the auditorium waiting for
>class to begin, the professor of the previous class, instead of removing
>the microphone and leaving on the table for the next professor, walked out
>of the room still wearing the mike pinned to his tie, unaware that it was
>still on and was broadcasting the conversation he was having out in the 
>hallway to everyone inside the lecture hall.
>	In this instance, nothing embarrassing or 'juicy' was said, but I
>was wondering, is there anyone out there who has been witness to such a mistake
>in which the professor _did_ say something that he or she would probably
>not have wanted broadcast over a loudspeaker?
> 
>  Jean-Marc "would like to see something posted to alt.folklore.college
>other than roomate/professor/architecht suicides" Rocher

Actually, this really belongs on alt.folklore.religous, but here goes.  Back
when I lived in Dallas, the story was told of a preacher who was wearing
one of these wireless mikes for his sermon.  After the sermon, he went 
out to greet people as the left the auditorium.  As there was one or two
more songs and a prayer remaining in the church service, he answered the 
call to nature, with the mike still on, which cause a very loud tinkling
noise heard throughout the auditorium.  (I know this sounds like naked gun
2 1/2, but I heard this story before either movie came out!)

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In article <27JAN199313323321@zeus.tamu.edu> hamlet@zeus.tamu.edu (Rosencrantz & Guildinstern are dead!) writes:
       ^
[actually, it's `Guild_e_nstern.' but on to the thread at hand...]

>>	In this instance, nothing embarrassing or 'juicy' was said, but I
>>was wondering, is there anyone out there who has been witness to such a mistake
>>in which the professor _did_ say something that he or she would probably
>>not have wanted broadcast over a loudspeaker?
[snip]
>Actually, this really belongs on alt.folklore.religous, but here goes.  Back
>when I lived in Dallas, the story was told of a preacher who was wearing
>one of these wireless mikes for his sermon.  After the sermon, he went 
>out to greet people as the left the auditorium.  As there was one or two
>more songs and a prayer remaining in the church service, he answered the 
>call to nature, with the mike still on, which cause a very loud tinkling
>noise heard throughout the auditorium.  (I know this sounds like naked gun
>2 1/2, but I heard this story before either movie came out!)

It really happened here in Houston, as well. The victim was none other than 
our erstwhile Mayor, Bob Lanier. It happened a couple of years ago before he 
was Mayor. At the time he was chairman of the local Transit Authority, and 
they were in the midst of a lengthy meeting. Bob decided he'd go relieve 
himself while a particularly long-winded speaker went on and on...except he 
forgot he was wearing a wireless mike. The sound of him unzipping his pants, 
relieving himself, then zipping up and flushing was duly broadcasted for all 
to hear back in the conference room, where everyone was doing their best not 
to laugh hysterically. When Bob came back in, someone finally got the nerve to 
tell him what had happened a few minutes later, at which point Bob ripped the 
mike off his lapel and flung it across the room. The funniest part is that 
some political cronies of his nemesis, then-Mayor Kathy Whitmire, were in 
charge of the local municipal cable channel. They got the whole thing on 
video and broadcast it. Later on the footage won some sort of award for 
reporting. Needless to say, when Bob was subsequently elected Mayor, there 
were a few folks down at the cable channel that were out of work shortly 
thereafter.

Dave Garrett
garrett@math.rice.edu

In article <1993Jan26.232901.19842@husc3.harvard.edu>, rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher) writes:
|> 	In the larger auditoriums here the professors wear wireless microphones
|> that clip onto ties, shirts, etc.
|> 	Earlier thi semsester, as I was sitting in the auditorium waiting for
|> class to begin, the professor of the previous class, instead of removing
|> the microphone and leaving on the table for the next professor, walked out
|> of the room still wearing the mike pinned to his tie, unaware that it was
|> still on and was broadcasting the conversation he was having out in the 
|> hallway to everyone inside the lecture hall.
|> 	In this instance, nothing embarrassing or 'juicy' was said, but I
|> was wondering, is there anyone out there who has been witness to such a mistake
|> in which the professor _did_ say something that he or she would probably
|> not have wanted broadcast over a loudspeaker?

Can't say this has ever happened here, to my knowledge, but a friend of mine
did make an interesting discovery...

In the campus radio station, there's a whole WALL of patchbays that lets you
mix different signals within the radio station - including some (in and out)
marked DCC 308, DCC 318, DCC 324...

The DCC just happens to house the main campus lecture halls, all the ones that
are wired for sound...

8)

He has yet to make good use of this information...

|>   Jean-Marc "would like to see something posted to alt.folklore.college
|> other than roomate/professor/architecht suicides" Rocher

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In article <+cr30ak@rpi.edu> danaf@bray1b.its.rpi.edu (Frank R. Dana Jr.) writes:

>Can't say this has ever happened here, to my knowledge, but a friend of mine
>did make an interesting discovery...
>
>In the campus radio station, there's a whole WALL of patchbays that lets you
>mix different signals within the radio station - including some (in and out)
>marked DCC 308, DCC 318, DCC 324...
>
>The DCC just happens to house the main campus lecture halls, all the ones that
>are wired for sound...
>
>8)
>
>He has yet to make good use of this information...
>

The Commons dining hall also has (or used to have) lines for sound to WRPI as
well. However, I imagine that the ones in the DCC are connected to the original
sound system through the control room, which I believe is only used when UPAC
plays music before movies. I believe the wireless system is completely indepen-
dent, and plays through the two speakers mounted on the sides of the lecture 
hall at the ends of the "balconies". The original system speakers are on the
wall behind the stage area, on either side of the projection tv screen. Now 
getting control of the TVs in the DCC would be infinitely more amusing that 
just the sound system.

rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher) writes:

>	In this instance, nothing embarrassing or 'juicy' was said, but I
>was wondering, is there anyone out there who has been witness to such a mistake
>in which the professor _did_ say something that he or she would probably
>not have wanted broadcast over a loudspeaker?

I didn't witness it myself, but I did hear (from the professor himself, as well
as from a student) of a time when Prof. James Maas, who teaches the largest
class in the U.S. of 2000 students (we Cornellians like to brag about that),
went out to the bathroom while he was giving an exam, forgetting to remove the
mike.  When he returned, he got a standing ovation.  Since then, he's been
slightly more careful.
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