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'

Džil Šarga (Jill Shargaa): Molim vas, narode. Vratimo stravu u reč "strava"

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Šta je od navedenog strava: ručak ili velike piramide u Gizi? Komičarka Džil Šarga nas na presmešan način poziva da sačuvamo reč "strava" za stvari koje zaista prouzrokuju stravu.
- 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 manyмноги timesпута have you used
the wordреч "awesomeсупер" todayданас?
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Koliko ste puta danas
iskoristili reč "strava"?
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OnceJednom? TwiceDva puta? SeventeenSedamnaest timesпута?
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Jednom, dvaput? 17 puta?
Da li se sećate šta ste opisivali
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Do you rememberзапамтити what you were describingописујући
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when you used the wordреч?
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kad ste koristili ovu reč?
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No, I didn't think so, because
it's come down to this, people:
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Ne, nisam ni mislila da se sećate,
jer, ljudi, sve se svodi na ovo:
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You're usingКористећи the wordреч incorrectlynepravilno,
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koristite ovu reč nepravilno
i nadam se da ću večeras
uspeti da vam pokažem
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and tonightвечерас I hopeнадати се to showсхов you
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how to put the "awestrahopoštovanjem" back in "awesomeсупер."
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kako da vratite stravu u "strava".
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RecentlyNedavno, I was diningTrpezarija at an outdoorna otvorenom cafeCafe,
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Nedavno sam večerala u jednom restoranu
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and the serverServer cameДошао up to our tableсто,
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i posluga je prišla nasem stolu i pitala
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and askedпитао us if we had dinedVečerali there before,
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da li smo i ranije
večerali na tom mestu,
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and I said, "Yes, yes, we have."
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a ja sam rekla: "Da, da, jesmo."
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And she said, "AwesomeStrava."
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A ona je odgovorila: "Strava."
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And I thought, "Really?
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Pomislila sam: "Stvarno?"
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AwesomeStrava or just merelyсамо good
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Strava je ili jednostavno samo dobro
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that we decidedодлучио to visitпосетите your restaurantРесторан again?"
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što smo odlučili da opet
posetimo vaš restoran?"
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The other day, one of my coworkerssuradnici askedпитао me
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Pre neki dan, jedan
od mojih saradnika me je pitao
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if I could saveсачувати that fileфиле as a PDFPDF,
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da li mogu da sačuvam
neki fajl u PDF formatu,
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and I said, "Well, of courseкурс," and he said, "AwesomeStrava."
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ja sam rekla: "Pa, naravno",
a on je odgovorio: "Strava."
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SeriouslyOzbiljno, can savingуштеда anything as a PDFPDF
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Sad ozbiljno, da li čuvanje
bilo čega u PDF formatu
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be awesomeсупер?
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može biti strava?
01:11
SadlyNažalost, the frequentчесто overusepreveliko korišćenje of the wordреч "awesomeсупер"
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Nažalost, često prekomerno
korišćenje reči "strava"
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has now replacedзамењен wordsречи like "great" and "thank you."
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je sada zamenilo reči
poput "odlično" i "hvala".
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So Webster'sWebsterov dictionaryречник definesдефинише the wordреч "awesomeсупер"
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Vebsterov rečnik
definiše reč "strava"
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as fearбојати се mingledpomeљana with admirationdivljenje or reverenceSvetosti,
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kao strah pomešan
sa osećanjem divljenja ili poštovanja,
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a feelingОсећај producedпроизведено by something majesticMažestik.
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kao osećaj prouzrokovan
nečim veličanstvenim.
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Now, with that in mindум,
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Sada, s tim u vidu,
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was your QuiznosQuiznos sandwichсендвич awesomeсупер?
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da li je vaš tost sendvič bio strava?
Šta je sa parking mestima?
Da li su i ona strava?
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How about that parkingпаркинг spaceпростор? Was that awesomeсупер?
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Or that gameигра the other day? Was that awesomeсупер?
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Ili ona utakmica od pre neki dan?
Je li i ona bila strava?
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The answerодговор is no, no and no.
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Odgovor je ne, ne i ne.
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A sandwichсендвич can be deliciousukusno,
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Sendvič može biti ukusan,
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that parkingпаркинг spaceпростор can be nearbyу близини,
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to parking mesto može biti blizu,
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and that gameигра can be a blowoutjednostran,
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a jedan tim može da pregazi drugi,
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but not everything can be awesomeсупер.
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ali ne može sve biti strava.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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So when you use the wordреч "awesomeсупер"
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Tako da kada koristite reč "strava"
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to describeопишите the mostнајвише mundaneМундане of things,
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da biste opisali
obične svakodnevne stvari,
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you're takingузимајући away the very powerмоћ of the wordреч.
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oduzimate joj njenu suštinsku moć.
02:03
This authorаутор saysкаже, "SnowySnežna daysдана
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Ovaj autor kaže: "Snežni dani su strava,
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or findingпроналажење moneyновац in your pantspantalone is awesomeсупер."
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ili nalaženje novca u pantalonama."
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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UmHm, no, it is not,
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Hm, ne, nije,
i moramo da otežamo stvari
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and we need to raiseподићи the barбар for this poorлоше schmucksmotani.
(LaughterSmeh)
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ovom budalastom autoru.
(Smeh)
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So in other wordsречи, if you have
everything, you valueвредност nothing.
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Drugim rečima, ako imate sve,
ne cenite ništa.
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It's a lot like drinkingпити from a firehosePP aparata
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To je kao kad pijete vodu
iz vatrogasnog creva
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like this jackassmagarac right here.
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kao ovaj glupan ovde.
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There's no dynamicдинамичан, there's no highsusponi or lowspadovi,
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Nema dinamičnosti,
nema euforije ili depresije,
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if everything is awesomeсупер.
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ako je sve strava.
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LadiesDame and gentlemenгосподо, here are 10 things
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Dame i gospodo, pogledajte 10 stvari
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that are trulyзаиста awesomeсупер.
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koje su zaista strava.
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ImagineZamislite, if you will, havingимати to schlepOna budala
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Ako želite, zamislite da morate da teglite
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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 easierлакше for me
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Zar mi ne bi bilo lakše
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if I could rollролл this home?
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kad bih mogla da otkotrljam ovo do kuće?
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Yes, so I think I'll inventизумети the wheelточак.
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Da, tako da mislim
da ću izmisliti točak.
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The wheelточак, ladiesдаме and gentlemenгосподо.
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Točak, dame i gospodo.
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Is the wheelточак awesomeсупер? Say it with me.
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Da li je točak strava?
Kažite zajedno sa mnom.
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Yes, the wheelточак is awesomeсупер!
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Da, točak je strava.
02:57
The Great PyramidsPiramide were the tallestnajvisa
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Velike piramide su bile najviše
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man-madeljudskom rukom structureструктура in the worldсвет
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građevine na svetu
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for 4,000 yearsгодине.
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koje je čovek stvorio za 4 000 godina.
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PharaohFaraon had his slavesробови moveпотез millionsмилиони of blocksблокови
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Faraon je naredio svojim robovima
da pomere milione kamenih blokova
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just to this siteсите to erectpodigne a bigвелики freakingфреакинг headstonenadgrobni spomenik.
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do ovog mesta da bi podigli
veliki kamen temeljac.
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Were the Great PyramidsPiramide awesomeсупер?
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Da li su velike piramide strava?
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Yes, the pyramidspiramide were awesomeсупер.
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Da, strava su.
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The GrandGrand CanyonKanjon. Come on.
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Veliki kanjon. Ma, hajde.
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It's almostскоро 80 millionмилиона yearsгодине oldстари.
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Star je skoro 80 miliona godina.
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Is the GrandGrand CanyonKanjon awesomeсупер?
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Da li je Veliki kanjon strava?
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Yes, the GrandGrand CanyonKanjon is.
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Da, jeste.
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LouisLouis DaguerreDaguerre inventedизмишљен photographyфотографије in 1829,
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Luis Dager je izumeo
fotografiju 1829. godine,
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and earlierраније todayданас,
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a ranije danas,
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when you whippedšlag out your smartphonepametni telefon
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kad ste izvukli svoj pametni telefon
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and you tookузела a shotпуцањ of your awesomeсупер sandwichсендвич,
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i uslikali svoj strava sendvič,
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and you know who you are —
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a vi ste se prepoznali -
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(LaughterSmeh) —
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(Smeh)
zar to nije bilo lakše
nego da ste izložili tu sliku
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wasn'tније that easierлакше than exposingizlaganje the imageслика
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to copperбакар platestablice coatedobostrano premazni with iodizedjodirana silverсребрна?
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na bakarne ploče obložene
jonizovanim srebrom?
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I mean, come on. Is photographyфотографије awesomeсупер?
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Mislim, ma hajde.
Zar fotografija nije strava?
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Yes, photographyфотографије is awesomeсупер.
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Da, fotografija je strava.
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D-DayDan d, JuneJuna 6, 1944,
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Dan D, 6. jun 1944. godina,
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the AlliedU savezu invasionинвазија of NormandyNormandija,
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iskrcavanje saveznika u Normandiju,
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the largestнајвеће amphibiousamfibija invasionинвазија in worldсвет historyисторија.
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najveća desantna invazija
u istoriji sveta.
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Was D-DayDan d awesomeсупер? Yes, it was awesomeсупер.
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Da li je Dan D bio strava?
Da, bio je strava.
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Did you eatјести foodхрана todayданас? Did you eatјести?
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Da li ste jeli danas? Jeste li?
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Then you can thank the honeybeepиelica, that's the one,
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Onda možete da zahvalite
pčeli radilici, to je ta,
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because if cropsусева aren'tнису pollinatedzapraљivanje, we can't growрасту foodхрана,
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jer ako usevi nisu oprašeni,
ne možemo da uzgajamo hranu,
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and then we're all going to dieумрети.
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a tada ćemo svi umreti.
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It's just like that.
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Jednostavno je tako.
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But it's not like a flowerцвет can just get up
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Ali nije kao da cvet može samo da ustane
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and have sexсек with anotherдруги flowerцвет,
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i da spava sa drugim cvetom,
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althoughиако that would be awesomeсупер.
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iako bi to bilo strava.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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BeesPčele are awesomeсупер. Are you kiddingшалим се me?
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Pčele su strava. Jel me zafrkavate?
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LandingIskrcavanje on the moonмесец! Come on!
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Sletanje na mesec! Ma hajde!
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ApolloApollo 11. Are you kiddingшалим се me?
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Apolo 11. Jel me zafrkavate?
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Sixty-six66 yearsгодине after the WrightRajt BrothersBraća
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66 godina pošto su braća Rajt
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tookузела off from KittyKiti HawkSoko, NorthSever CarolinaCarolina,
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pošla iz Kiti Hoka iz Severne Karoline,
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NeilNeil ArmstrongArmstrong was 240,000 milesмиља away.
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Nil Armstrong je bio udaljen
380 000 kilometara.
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That's like from here to the moonмесец.
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To je kao odavde pa do meseca.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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That's one smallмали stepкорак for a man,
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To je mali korak za čoveka,
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one giantгигант leapскок for awesomeсупер!
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a džinovski skok za strava!
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You're damnпроклети right, it was.
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Prokleto je bilo tako.
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WoodstockWoodstock, 1969: RollingSnima StoneKamen MagazineMagazin said
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Vudstok festival, 1969. -
magazin Rolingston je izjavio
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this changedпромењено the historyисторија of rockроцк and rollролл.
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da je to promenilo
istoriju rokenrol muzike.
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TicketsKarte were only 24 dollarsдолара back then.
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Karte su tada bile samo 24 dolara.
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You can't even buyкупити a freakingфреакинг t-shirtмајица for that now.
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Za taj novac, danas ne možete
da kupite ni običnu majicu.
05:03
JimiJimi Hendrix'sHendrix je versionверзија of "The Star-Spangled-Posut BannerReklamni natpis"
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Izvedba američke himne Džimija Hendriksa
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was the mostнајвише iconiclegendarne.
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bila je najlegendarnija.
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Was WoodstockWoodstock awesomeсупер? Yes, it was awesomeсупер.
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Da li je Vudstok bio strava?
Da, bio je strava.
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SharksMorski psi! They're at the topврх of the foodхрана chainланац.
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Ajkule! One su na vrhu lanca ishrane.
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SharksMorski psi have multipleвише rowsRedovi of teethзуби
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Ajkule imaju višestruke redove zuba
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that growрасту in theirњихова jawvilica
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koji rastu u njihovoj vilici
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and they moveпотез forwardнапред like a conveyorkonvejer beltпојас.
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i kreću se ka napred kao pokretne trake.
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Some sharksMorski psi can loseизгубити 30,000 teethзуби in theirњихова lifetimeживотни век.
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Neke ajkule za života
mogu da izgube i do 30.000 zuba.
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Does awesomeсупер inspireинспирисати fearбојати се?
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Da li strava prouzrokuje strah?
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Oh, hellпакао yeah, sharksMorski psi are awesomeсупер!
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Prokleto da, ajkule su strava!
05:31
The InternetInternet was bornрођен in 1982
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Internet je rođen 1982. godine
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and it instantlyодмах tookузела over globalглобално communicationкомуникација,
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i u trenutku je preuzeo
globalnu komunikaciju,
a kasnije večeras,
kada se sve ove prezentacije
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and laterкасније tonightвечерас, when all these PowerPointsTužilaštvu
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are uplifteduzdignuto to the InternetInternet
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okače na internet
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so that a guy in SiberiaSibir can get drunkпијан
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kako bi tip u Sibiru mogao da se napije
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and watch this crapсрање,
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i gleda ovu budalaštinu,
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the InternetInternet is awesomeсупер.
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Internet je strava.
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And finallyконачно, finallyконачно some of you can't wait
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I najzad, najzad, neki od vas
ne mogu da dočekaju
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to come up and tell me how
awesomeсупер my PowerPointPowerPoint was.
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da mi se jave i kažu
kako je moja prezentacija bila strava.
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I will saveсачувати you the time.
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Uštedeću vam vreme.
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It was not awesomeсупер, but it was trueистина,
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Nije bila strava, ali je bila istinita,
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and I hopeнадати се it was entertainingзабавно,
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i nadam se da je bila zabavna,
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and out of all the audiencesпублике I've ever had,
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i od sve publike koju sam ikada imala,
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y'allSvi vi are the mostнајвише recentскорашњи. Thank you and good night.
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vi ste najnovija. Hvala vam i laku noć.
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(Aplauz)
Translated by Davor Altman
Reviewed by Mile Živković

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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