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Joe Smith - Lawyer
Joe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use.

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R.P. Joe Smith served as District Attorney for Umatilla County and is the former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party. He was the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and held a short interim position in the Oregon House of Representatives. An active lawyer in a private practice, he once famously ran for the position of Oregon Attorney General without soliciting a single contribution over $99.99.

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Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel

Joe Smith: Hvordan man bruger en papirserviet

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Du bruger papirservietter til at tørre dine hænder hver dag, men du gør det nok forkert. I denne oplysende og sjove korte tale afslører Joe Smith tricket til den perfekte papirservietteknik. (Filmet på TEDxConcordiaUPortland.)
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FiveFem hundredhundrede seventy-oneHalvfjerds-one millionmillion
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two hundredhundrede thirtytredive thousandtusind poundspund of paperpapir towelshåndklæder
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to hundrede tredive tusind pund papirservietter
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are used by AmericansAmerikanerne
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bruges af amerikanere
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everyhver yearår.
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hvert år.
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If we could -- correctionrettelse, wrongforkert figurefigur --
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Hvis vi kunne -- rettelse, forkert tal --
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13 billionmilliard used everyhver yearår.
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13 milliarder bruges årligt.
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If we could reducereducere the usageforbrug of paperpapir towelshåndklæder,
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Hvis vi kunne begrænse brugen af servietter,
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one paperpapir towelhåndklæde perom personperson perom day,
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én serviet pr. person pr. dag,
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571,230,000 poundspund of paperpapir not used.
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571.230.000 pund papir ubrugt.
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We can do that.
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Det kan vi.
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Now there are all kindsformer of paperpapir towelhåndklæde dispensersdispensere.
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Der er en masse typer servietholdere.
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There's the tri-foldtri-fold. People typicallytypisk take two or threetre.
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Der er trefolderen. Folk tager normalt to eller tre.
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There's the one that cutsnedskæringer it, that you have to tearrive off.
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Der er den, der skærer, som man skal rive af.
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People go one, two, threetre, fourfire, tearrive.
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Folk tager en, to, tre, fire, riv.
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This much, right?
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Så meget, ikke?
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There's the one that cutsnedskæringer itselfsig selv.
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Der er den, der skærer selv.
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People go, one, two, threetre, fourfire.
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Folk tager en, to, tre, fire.
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Or there's the samesamme thing, but recycledgenanvendt paperpapir,
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Eller den samme med genbrugspapir,
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you have to get fivefem of those because they're not as absorbantabsorberende, of courseRute.
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man skal bruge fem af dem, for de absorberer ikke så godt.
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The factfaktum is, you can do it all with one towelhåndklæde.
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Faktum er, man kan gøre det med én serviet.
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The keynøgle, two wordsord:
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Nøglen, to ord:
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This halfhalvt of the roomværelse, your wordord is "shakeryste."
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Halvdelen her, jeres ord er "ryst."
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Let's hearhøre it. ShakeRyst. LouderHøjere.
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Lad os høre det. Ryst. Højere.
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AudiencePublikum: ShakeRyst.
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Publikum: Ryst.
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JoeJoe SmithSmith: Your wordord is "foldfolde."
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Joe Smith: Jeres ord er "fold."
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AudiencePublikum: FoldFold.
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Publikum: Fold.
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JSJS: Again.
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JS: Igen.
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AudiencePublikum: FoldFold. JSJS: Really loudhøjt.
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Publikum: Folk. JS: Virkelig højt.
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AudiencePublikum: ShakeRyst. FoldFold.
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Publikum: Ryst. Fold.
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JSJS: Okay. WetVåd handshænder.
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JS: Okay. Våde hænder.
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ShakeRyst -- one, two, threetre, fourfire, fivefem, sixseks, sevensyv, eightotte, nineni, 10, 11, 12.
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Ryst -- en, to, tre, fire, fem, seks, syv, otte, ni, 10, 11, 12.
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Why 12? TwelveTolv apostlesapostlene, twelvetolv tribesstammer,
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Hvorfor 12? Tolv apostle, tolv stammer,
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twelvetolv zodiacstjernetegn signsskilte, twelvetolv monthsmåneder. The one I like the bestbedst:
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tolv stjernetegn, tolv måneder. Den jeg bedst kan lide:
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It's the biggeststørste numbernummer with one syllablestavelse.
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Det er det højeste tal med én stavelse.
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(LaughterLatter)
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Tri-foldTri-fold. FoldFold ...
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Trefolderen. Fold ...
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DryTør.
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Tør.
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(ApplauseBifald)
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(Bifald)
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AudiencePublikum: ShakeRyst.
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Publikum: Ryst.
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FoldFold.
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Fold.
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JSJS: CutsNedskæringer itselfsig selv. FoldFold. The foldfolde is importantvigtig
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JS: Skærer selv. Fold. Foldet er vigtigt,
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because it allowstillader interstitialinterstitiel suspensionsuspension.
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for det giver interstitiel opslæmning.
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You don't have to rememberHusk that parten del, but trusttillid me.
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I behøver ikke huske den del, men stol på mig.
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(LaughterLatter)
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AudiencePublikum: ShakeRyst. FoldFold.
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Publikum: Ryst. Fold.
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JSJS: CutsNedskæringer itselfsig selv.
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JS: Skærer selv.
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You know the funnysjov thing is,
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Det sjove er,
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I get my handshænder driertørrere than people do with threetre or fourfire,
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mine hænder bliver mere tørre end folk med tre-fire,
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because they can't get in betweenmellem the cracksrevner.
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for de kan ikke komme ind i revnerne.
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If you think this isn't as good...
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Hvis man synes, det ikke er så godt...
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AudiencePublikum: ShakeRyst. FoldFold.
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Publikum: Ryst. Fold.
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JSJS: Now, there's now a realægte fancyfancy inventionopfindelse,
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JS: Der er en virkelig smart opfindelse nu,
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it's the one where you wavebølge your handhånd
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det er den, hvor man vifter med hånden,
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and it kicksspark it out.
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og den spytter det ud.
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It's way too bigstor a towelhåndklæde.
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Det er en alt for stor serviet.
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Let me tell you a secrethemmelighed.
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Lad mig røbe en hemmelighed.
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If you're really quickhurtig, if you're really quickhurtig --
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Hvis I er virkelig hurtige --
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and I can provebevise this --
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og det kan jeg bevise --
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this is halfhalvt a towelhåndklæde from the dispenserdispenser in this buildingbygning.
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dette er en halv serviet fra holderen i denne bygning.
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How? As soonsnart as it startsstarter, you just tearrive it off.
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Hvordan? Så snart den begynder, river man af.
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It's smartsmart enoughnok to stop.
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Den er kvik nok til at stoppe.
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And you get halfhalvt a towelhåndklæde.
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Og man får en halv serviet.
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AudiencePublikum: ShakeRyst. FoldFold.
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Publikum: Ryst. Fold.
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JSJS: Now, let's all say it togethersammen. ShakeRyst. FoldFold.
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JS: Lad os sige det i kor. Ryst. Fold.
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You will for the resthvile of your life rememberHusk those wordsord
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I vil resten af livet huske de ord,
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everyhver time you pickplukke up a paperpapir towelhåndklæde.
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hver gang I samler en papirserviet op.
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And rememberHusk, one towelhåndklæde perom personperson for one yearår --
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Husk, én serviet pr. person i ét år --
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571,230,000 poundspund of paperpapir. No smalllille thing.
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571.230.000 pund papir. Ikke så lidt.
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And nextNæste yearår, toilettoilet paperpapir.
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Og næste år, toilet papir.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joe Smith - Lawyer
Joe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use.

Why you should listen

R.P. Joe Smith served as District Attorney for Umatilla County and is the former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party. He was the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and held a short interim position in the Oregon House of Representatives. An active lawyer in a private practice, he once famously ran for the position of Oregon Attorney General without soliciting a single contribution over $99.99.

More profile about the speaker
Joe Smith | Speaker | TED.com

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