ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jill Shargaa - Comedian + Designer
Jill Shargaa is a woman of multiple talents. A seasoned comedian, she founded the all-female comedy revue, Evening of Estrogen. She is also an illustrator and designer who brings a pulp sensibility to her work.

Why you should listen

Jill Shargaa’s comedy career took off in 1979, when she sold a one-liner to Joan Rivers for $9. She’s been making audiences laugh ever since, first as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Funny Farm in Orlando, Florida, next on the ABC television show America’s Funniest People (she came in third), and now with her all-female comedy revue, Evening of Estrogen.

Jill is also the founder of Shargaa Illustration and Design, and has done work for Universal Studios Creative Resources and Walt Disney Imagineering. Half illustrator and half designer, she favors concepts that, go figure, raise a chuckle.

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Jill Shargaa: Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'

Jill Shargaa: Molim vas, ljudi. Vratimo "fenomen" u "fenomenalno"!

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Što je od sljedećeg fenomenalno: Vaš ručak ili Velike piramide u Gizi? Komičarka Jill Shargaa upućuje nam urnebesan poziv da sačuvamo riječ "fenomenalno" za ono što zaista jest fenomen.
- Comedian + Designer
Jill Shargaa is a woman of multiple talents. A seasoned comedian, she founded the all-female comedy revue, Evening of Estrogen. She is also an illustrator and designer who brings a pulp sensibility to her work. Full bio

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How manymnogi timesputa have you used
the wordriječ "awesomesuper" todaydanas?
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Koliko ste puta danas
upotrijebili riječ "fenomenalno"?
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OnceJednom? TwiceDva puta? SeventeenSedamnaest timesputa?
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Jednom? Dvaput?
Sedamnaest puta?!
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Do you rememberzapamtiti what you were describingopisujući
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Sjećate li se što ste opisivali
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when you used the wordriječ?
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kad ste upotrijebili tu riječ?
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No, I didn't think so, because
it's come down to this, people:
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Ne, i mislila sam,
jer svodi se na ovo:
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You're usingkoristeći the wordriječ incorrectlynepravilno,
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Netočno koristite tu riječ
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and tonightvečeras I hopenada to showpokazati you
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i nadam se da ću vam
večeras pokazati
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how to put the "awestrahopoštovanje" back in "awesomesuper."
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kako vratiti "fenomen"
u "fenomenalno."
00:33
RecentlyNedavno, I was diningblagovaonica at an outdoorvanjski cafekafić,
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Nedavno sam večerala
na terasi kafića.
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and the serverposlužitelj camedošao up to our tablestol,
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Konobar je prišao našem stolu,
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and askedpitao us if we had dinedJeli there before,
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upitao nas jesmo li
ondje već večerali,
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and I said, "Yes, yes, we have."
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i ja sam rekla: "Da, jesmo."
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And she said, "AwesomeStrašan."
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A ona je rekla: "Fenomenalno."
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And I thought, "Really?
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Pomislila sam: "Stvarno?!"
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AwesomeStrašan or just merelysamo good
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Fenomenalno ili tek dovoljno dobro
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that we decidedodlučio to visitposjetiti your restaurantrestoran again?"
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što smo odlučili ponovno
posjetiti vaš restoran?"
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The other day, one of my coworkerssuradnici askedpitao me
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Neki dan, jedan od mojih
suradnika pitao me
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if I could saveuštedjeti that filedatoteka as a PDFPDF,
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mogu li nešto spremiti
u PDF-formatu.
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and I said, "Well, of coursenaravno," and he said, "AwesomeStrašan."
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Rekla sam: "Pa, naravno."
A on na to: "Fenomenalno!"
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SeriouslyOzbiljno, can savingušteda anything as a PDFPDF
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Ozbiljno... Može li
spremanje bilo čega u PDF-u
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be awesomesuper?
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biti fenomenalno?!
01:11
SadlyNažalost, the frequentčest overuseprekomjerno of the wordriječ "awesomesuper"
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Nažalost, česta pretjerana
uporaba riječi "fenomenalno"
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has now replacedzamijeniti wordsriječi like "great" and "thank you."
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zamijenila je riječi poput
"odlično" i "hvala ti".
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So Webster'sWebster's dictionaryrječnik definesdefinira the wordriječ "awesomesuper"
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Websterov rječnik
definira riječ "fenomenalno"
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as fearstrah mingledpomiješani with admirationdivljenje or reverencepoštovanje,
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kao strah pomiješan
s divljenjem ili poštovanjem,
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a feelingosjećaj producedizrađen by something majesticMajestic.
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osjećaj izazvan
nečim veličanstvenim.
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Now, with that in mindum,
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S time na umu...
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was your QuiznosQuiznos sandwichsendvič awesomesuper?
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Je li vaš sendvič iz Quiznosa
bio fenomenalan?
01:36
How about that parkingparkiralište spaceprostor? Was that awesomesuper?
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Što je s ovim parkirališnim mjestom?
Je li ono bilo fenomenalno?
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Or that gameigra the other day? Was that awesomesuper?
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Ili ona nedavna utakmica?
Je li ona bila fenomenalna?
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The answerodgovor is no, no and no.
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Odgovor je: Ne, ne i ne.
01:43
A sandwichsendvič can be deliciousukusna,
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Sendvič može biti ukusan,
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that parkingparkiralište spaceprostor can be nearbyu blizini,
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parkirališno mjesto
može biti u blizini,
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and that gameigra can be a blowoutpukla guma,
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a ona utakmica spektakularna,
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but not everything can be awesomesuper.
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ali ne može sve biti fenomenalno!
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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So when you use the wordriječ "awesomesuper"
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Stoga, kad upotrebljavate
riječ "fenomenalno"
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to describeopisati the mostnajviše mundanezemaljski of things,
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kako biste opisali
najobičnije stvari,
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you're takinguzimanje away the very powervlast of the wordriječ.
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oduzimate snagu toj riječi.
02:03
This authorAutor sayskaže, "SnowySnježne daysdana
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Ovaj autor kaže: "Snježni dani
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or findingnalaz moneynovac in your pantshlače is awesomesuper."
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ili pronalazak novca u
vašim hlačama su fenomenalni!"
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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UmHm, no, it is not,
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Hm... Ne, nije...
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and we need to raisepodići the barbar for this poorsiromašan schmuckpapak.
(LaughterSmijeh)
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Moramo podići letvicu ovome šmokljanu.
(Smijeh)
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So in other wordsriječi, if you have
everything, you valuevrijednost nothing.
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Drugim riječima, ako
imate sve, ne cijenite ništa.
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It's a lot like drinkingpiće from a firehoseFirehose
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To je kao da pijete
iz vatrogasnog crijeva,
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like this jackassmagarac right here.
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kao ovaj magarac ovdje.
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There's no dynamicdinamičan, there's no highsvisina or lowsna dno,
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Nema dinamike, nema
visina ni dubina,
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if everything is awesomesuper.
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ako je sve fenomenalno.
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LadiesDame and gentlemengospoda, here are 10 things
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Dame i gospodo, ovo je 10 stvari
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that are trulyuistinu awesomesuper.
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koje su zaista fenomenalne.
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ImagineZamislite, if you will, havingima to schlepschlep
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Zamislite da morate tegliti
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everything on your back.
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sve na svojim leđima.
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Wouldn'tNe bi this be easierlakše for me
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Zar mi ne bi bilo lakše
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if I could rollsvitak this home?
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kad bih to mogla otkotrljati kući?
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Yes, so I think I'll inventizumiti the wheelkotač.
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Da, mislim da ću izumiti kotač!
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The wheelkotač, ladiesdame and gentlemengospoda.
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Kotač, dame i gospodo!
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Is the wheelkotač awesomesuper? Say it with me.
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Je li kotač fenomenalan?!
Izgovorite to sa mnom.
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Yes, the wheelkotač is awesomesuper!
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Da, kotač je fenomenalan!
02:57
The Great PyramidsPiramide were the tallestNajviša
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Velike piramide bile su najviše
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man-madekoje je prouzročio čovjek structurestruktura in the worldsvijet
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ljudskom rukom izgrađene
strukture na svijetu
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for 4,000 yearsgodina.
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tijekom 4000 godina.
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PharaohFaraon had his slavesroblje movepotez millionsmilijuni of blocksblokovi
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Faraonovi robovi pomicali
su milijune blokova
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just to this sitemjesto to erectuspravno a bigvelika freakingmušičav headstonenadgrobni spomenik.
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do ovoga mjesta kako bi podigli
ogroman nadgrobni spomenik.
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Were the Great PyramidsPiramide awesomesuper?
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Jesu li Velike piramide bile fenomenalne?!
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Yes, the pyramidspiramide were awesomesuper.
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Da, piramide su bile fenomenalne.
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The GrandVelika CanyonKanjon. Come on.
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Grand Canyon. Hajde!
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It's almostskoro 80 millionmilijuna yearsgodina oldstar.
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Star je gotovo 80 milijuna godina.
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Is the GrandVelika CanyonKanjon awesomesuper?
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Je li Grand Canyon fenomenalan?!
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Yes, the GrandVelika CanyonKanjon is.
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Da, Grand Canyon jest.
03:23
LouisLouis DaguerreDaguerre inventedizumio photographyfotografija in 1829,
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Louis Daguerre izumio
je fotografiju 1829.,
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and earlierranije todaydanas,
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i kad ste danas
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when you whippedšlag out your smartphonesmartphone
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izvukli svoj smartphone,
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and you tookuzeo a shotšut of your awesomesuper sandwichsendvič,
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i uslikali svoj fenomenalni sendvič...
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and you know who you are —
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Poznajete sebe...
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(LaughterSmijeh) —
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(Smijeh)
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wasn'tnije that easierlakše than exposingizlažu the imageslika
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Nije li to bilo lakše od izlaganja slike
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to copperbakar platesploče coatedobložena with iodizedIodized silversrebro?
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bakrenim pločama premazanima
jodiranim srebrom?
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I mean, come on. Is photographyfotografija awesomesuper?
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Dajte, ljudi...
Je li fotografija fenomenalna?!
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Yes, photographyfotografija is awesomesuper.
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Da, fotografija je fenomenalna!
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D-DayDan d, JuneLipnja 6, 1944,
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Dan D, 6. lipnja 1944.,
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the AlliedU savezu invasioninvazija of NormandyNormandija,
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Saveznička invazija
na Normandiju,
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the largestnajveći amphibiousamfibijski invasioninvazija in worldsvijet historypovijest.
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najveća amfibijska invazija
u povijesti svijeta.
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Was D-DayDan d awesomesuper? Yes, it was awesomesuper.
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Je li Dan D bio fenomenalan?!
Da, bio je fenomenalan!
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Did you eatjesti foodhrana todaydanas? Did you eatjesti?
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Jeste li jeli danas?
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Then you can thank the honeybeepčela, that's the one,
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Onda najprije zahvalite pčelama.
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because if cropsusjevi aren'tnisu pollinatedoprašivanje, we can't growrasti foodhrana,
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Jer ako usjevi nisu oprašeni,
ne možemo uzgojiti hranu,
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and then we're all going to dieumrijeti.
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i svi ćemo umrijeti.
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It's just like that.
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Tek tako.
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But it's not like a flowercvijet can just get up
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Ali nije baš da cvijet može ustati
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and have sexseks with anotherjoš flowercvijet,
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i seksati se s drugim cvijetom...
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althoughiako that would be awesomesuper.
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Iako bi to bilo fenomenalno...
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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BeesPčele are awesomesuper. Are you kiddingšale me?
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Pčele su fenomenalne!
Nemojmo se zezati.
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LandingSlijetanje on the moonmjesec! Come on!
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Slijetanje na Mjesec!
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ApolloApollo 11. Are you kiddingšale me?
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Apollo 11! Bez šale!
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Sixty-sixŠezdeset i šest yearsgodina after the WrightWright BrothersBraća
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Šezdeset i šest godina
nakon što su braća Wright
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tookuzeo off from KittyMače HawkSokol, NorthSjever CarolinaCarolina,
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poletjela iz Kitty Hawka,
u Sjevernoj Karolini,
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NeilNeil ArmstrongArmstrong was 240,000 milesmilja away.
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Neil Armstrong bio je
udaljen 240.000 milja.
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That's like from here to the moonmjesec.
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To je kao odavde do mjeseca.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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That's one smallmali stepkorak for a man,
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Ovo je mali korak za čovjeka,
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one giantgigantski leapskok for awesomesuper!
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a ogroman skok za - fenomenalno!
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You're damnproklet right, it was.
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Sasvim je sigurno takav bio!
04:50
WoodstockWoodstock, 1969: RollingKotrljanje StoneKamena MagazineMagazin said
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Woodstock, 1969.!
Časopis Rolling Stone ustvrdio je
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this changedpromijenjen the historypovijest of rockstijena and rollsvitak.
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da je to promijenilo
povijest rock and rolla.
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TicketsUlaznice were only 24 dollarsdolara back then.
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Karte su tad stajale samo 24 dolara!
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You can't even buykupiti a freakingmušičav t-shirtmajica for that now.
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Danas si za taj novac ne možete
kupiti ni prokletu majicu!
05:03
JimiJimi Hendrix'sHendrix je versionverzija of "The Star-SpangledOsječamo BannerZastava"
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Hendrixova izvedba američke himne
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was the mostnajviše iconickultni.
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je kultna.
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Was WoodstockWoodstock awesomesuper? Yes, it was awesomesuper.
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Je li Woodstock bio fenomenalan?
Da, bio je.
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SharksMorski psi! They're at the topvrh of the foodhrana chainlanac.
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Morski psi! Na vrhu su
prehrambenog lanca!
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SharksMorski psi have multiplevišekratnik rowsredaka of teethzubi
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Morski psi imaju više redova zubi
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that growrasti in theirnjihov jawčeljusti
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koji rastu u njihovim čeljustima
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and they movepotez forwardnaprijed like a conveyortransporter beltpojas.
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i pokreću se prema naprijed
kao pokretna traka.
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Some sharksmorski psi can loseizgubiti 30,000 teethzubi in theirnjihov lifetimedoživotno.
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Neki morski psi mogu za
života izgubiti i 30.000 zubi.
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Does awesomesuper inspirenadahnuti fearstrah?
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Izaziva li fenomenalno i strah?
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Oh, hellpakao yeah, sharksmorski psi are awesomesuper!
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O da, morski psi jesu fenomenalni!
05:31
The InternetInternet was bornrođen in 1982
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Internet je rođen 1982.
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and it instantlyodmah tookuzeo over globalglobalno communicationkomunikacija,
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Odmah je zavladao
globalnom komunikacijom,
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and laterkasnije tonightvečeras, when all these PowerPointsPowerPoints
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Kasnije večeras, kad
sve ove prezentacije
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are uplifteduzdignute to the InternetInternet
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budu objavljene na Internetu,
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so that a guy in SiberiaSibir can get drunkpijan
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tako da se tip u Sibiru može napiti
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and watch this crapsranje,
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i gledati ovo sranje...
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the InternetInternet is awesomesuper.
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Internet je fenomenalan!
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And finallykonačno, finallykonačno some of you can't wait
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Napokon, znam da neki
od vas ne mogu dočekati
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to come up and tell me how
awesomesuper my PowerPointPowerPoint was.
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da mi priđu i kažu kako je
fenomenalna bila moja prezentacija.
05:55
I will saveuštedjeti you the time.
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Uštedjet ću vam vrijeme...
05:57
It was not awesomesuper, but it was truepravi,
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Nije bila fenomenalna.
Ali bila je istinita,
06:00
and I hopenada it was entertainingzabavan,
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i nadam se da vas je zabavila.
06:02
and out of all the audiencespublika I've ever had,
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Od svih publika pred
kojima sam nastupala,
06:05
y'allSvi are the mostnajviše recentnedavni. Thank you and good night.
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vi ste najnedavnija.
Hvala vam i laka vam noć.
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(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
Translated by Ivan Stamenkovic
Reviewed by Mladen Barešić

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jill Shargaa - Comedian + Designer
Jill Shargaa is a woman of multiple talents. A seasoned comedian, she founded the all-female comedy revue, Evening of Estrogen. She is also an illustrator and designer who brings a pulp sensibility to her work.

Why you should listen

Jill Shargaa’s comedy career took off in 1979, when she sold a one-liner to Joan Rivers for $9. She’s been making audiences laugh ever since, first as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Funny Farm in Orlando, Florida, next on the ABC television show America’s Funniest People (she came in third), and now with her all-female comedy revue, Evening of Estrogen.

Jill is also the founder of Shargaa Illustration and Design, and has done work for Universal Studios Creative Resources and Walt Disney Imagineering. Half illustrator and half designer, she favors concepts that, go figure, raise a chuckle.

More profile about the speaker
Jill Shargaa | Speaker | TED.com