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Rives: A story of mixed emoticons
Rives cuenta una historia de emoticonos revueltos
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Rives -- estrella del especial de Bravo "América icónica irónica" -- cuenta un cuento de hadas tipográfico corto y amargo.
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. Full bio
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. Full bio
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This means, "I'm smiling."
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Esto significa que estoy sonriendo.
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So does that.
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Ese también.
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This means "mouse."
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Esto significa ratón.
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"Cat."
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Gato.
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Here we have a story.
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Aquí tenemos una historia.
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The start of the story, where this means guy,
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La historia comienza donde esto significa un tipo
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and that is a ponytail on a passer-by.
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y eso es la cola de caballo en una transeúnte.
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Here's where it happens.
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Aquí es donde esto sucede.
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These are when.
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Estos son el cuándo.
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This is a cassette tape the girl puts into her cassette-tape player.
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Este es un cassette que la chica pone en su tocacintas.
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She wears it every day.
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Lo usa todos los días.
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It's not considered vintage --
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No se considera un clásico...
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she just likes certain music to sound a certain way.
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a ells simplemente le gusta que cierta música suene de cierta manera.♪
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Look at her posture; it's remarkable.
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Mira su postura, es llamativa.
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That's because she dances.
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Eso es porque ella baila.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuring,
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Ahora él, el tipo, observa todo esto, meditando
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"Honestly, geez, what are my chances?"
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"Honestamente, caray. ¿Qué oportunidad tengo?"
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(Laughter)
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(Risas)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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y el podría decir, "Oh, ¡Dios mío!"
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or "I heart you!"
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o "¡Mi corazón es tuyo!"
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"I'm laughing out loud."
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Me estoy riendo a carcajadas.
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"I want to give you a hug."
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Quiero darte un abrazo.
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But he comes up with that, you know.
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Pero el sale con esto, ya saben.
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He tells her, "I'd like to hand-paint your portrait on a coffee mug."
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El le dice, "quiero pintar a mano tu retrato en un tarro de café".
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(Laughter)
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(Risas)
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Put a crab inside it.
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Poner un cangrejo adentro.
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Add some water.
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Agregar un poco de agua.
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Seven different salts.
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Siete sales diferentes.
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He means he's got this sudden notion to stand on dry land,
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él tiene la repentina noción de estar parado en tierra firme,
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but just panhandle at the ocean.
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pero sólo manoteando al océano.
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He says, "You look like a mermaid, but you walk like a waltz."
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El dice: "pareces una sirena, pero caminas como un vals".
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And the girl goes, "Wha'?"
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Y la joven dice, "¿Quéee?"
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So, the guy replies, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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Y el tipo responde, "Sí, lo sé, lo sé.
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I think my heartbeat might be the Morse code for inappropriate.
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Creo que mis latidos son el código Morse para inapropiado.
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At least, that's how it seems.
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Al menos, eso es lo que parece.
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I'm like a junior varsity cheerleader sometimes --
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A veces soy como un porrista del equipo universitario...
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for swearing, awkward silences, and very simple rhyme schemes.
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por maldecir, los silencios incómodos y las combinaciones de rimas muy simples.
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Right now, talking to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Ahora mismo, hablando contigo, ni siquiera soy realmente un chico.
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I'm a monkey --
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Soy un mono
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(Laughter) --
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(Risas)
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blowing kisses
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mandando besos
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at a butterfly.
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a una mariposa.
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But I'm still suggesting you and I should meet.
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Pero aún así insisto en que tú y yo deberíamos reunirnos.
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First, soon, and then a lot.
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Primero, pronto. Luego, mucho.
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I'm thinking the southwest corner of 5th and 42nd at noon tomorrow,
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Estoy pensando en la esquina sudoeste de la 5ta. con 42va. al mediodía mañana.
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but I'll stay until you show up, ponytail or not.
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pero te esperaré hasta que te presentes, con cola de caballo o sin ella.
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Hell, ponytail alone.
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Demonios, solamente la cola de caballo.
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I don't know what else to tell you.
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No sé qué más decirte.
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I got a pencil you can borrow.
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Tengo un lápiz que puedo prestarte.
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You can put it in your phone."
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Puedes ponerlo en tu teléfono."
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But the girl does not budge, does not smile, does not frown.
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Pero la joven no se deja convencer. No sonríe. No frunce el ceño.
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She just says, "No thank you."
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Ella sólo dice: "No, gracias".
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You know?
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¿tu sabes?
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[ "i don't need 2 write it down." ]
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(Aplausos)
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artistPerformance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.
Why you should listen
Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.
A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside.
His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.
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