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Rives: The 4 a.m. mystery
Rives: Skrivnost ure ob štirih zjutraj
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Pesnik Rives izvede 8 minutni lirični origami, prepogibajoč zgodovino v serijo naključij, ki obdajajo najbolj nadrealistično uro, ob štirih zjutraj.
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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00:27
This is a recent comic strip from the Los Angeles Times.
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Tole je nedavni strip
iz Los Angeles Timesa.
iz Los Angeles Timesa.
00:29
The punch line?
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In zaključni stavek?
00:31
"On the other hand, I don't have to get up at four
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"Po drugi strani pa mi ni treba
vsako jutro vstati ob 4-ih,
vsako jutro vstati ob 4-ih,
00:33
every single morning to milk my Labrador."
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da bi pomolzel svojega labradorca."
00:35
This is a recent cover of New York Magazine.
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Tole je nedavna naslovnica
revije New York Magazine.
revije New York Magazine.
00:38
Best hospitals where doctors say they would go for cancer treatment,
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Najboljše bolnišnice, kjer zdravniki
pravijo, da bi se lotili kemoterapij,
pravijo, da bi se lotili kemoterapij,
00:41
births, strokes, heart disease, hip replacements, 4 a.m. emergencies.
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porodov, kapi, srčnih bolezni, zamenjav
kolkov, nujnih primerov ob štirih zjutraj.
kolkov, nujnih primerov ob štirih zjutraj.
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And this is a song medley I put together --
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In tole je moj venček pesmi -
(Glasba)
00:49
(Music)
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Leonard Cohen: Ob štirih zjutraj je,
konec decembra...
Bob Dylan: No, ob štirih zjutraj je,
sodeč po zvoku ptic...
Paul Simon: Ob štirih zjutraj,
zmatran, zehajoč...
zmatran, zehajoč...
01:09
Did you ever notice that four in the morning has become
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Ste kdaj opazili,
da je četrta ura zjutraj postala
da je četrta ura zjutraj postala
01:11
some sort of meme or shorthand?
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nekakšen meme oz. stenografski zapis.
Pomeni nekaj v smislu,
da ste budni ob najslabši možni uri.
da ste budni ob najslabši možni uri.
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It means something like you are awake at the worst possible hour.
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01:18
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:19
A time for inconveniences, mishaps, yearnings.
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Čas za nevšečnosti, nezgode, hrepenenje.
Čas za načrtovanje
umora načelnika policije,
umora načelnika policije,
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A time for plotting to whack the chief of police,
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kot v tej klasični sceni iz Botra.
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like in this classic scene from "The Godfather."
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01:29
Coppola's script describes these guys as, "exhausted in shirt sleeves.
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Coppolin scenarij te tipe opiše
kot "izčrpane v kratkih rokavih.
kot "izčrpane v kratkih rokavih.
01:32
It is four in the morning."
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Ura je štiri zjutraj."
(Smeh).
01:34
(Laughter)
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Čas za še bolj srhljive zadeve,
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A time for even grimmer stuff than that,
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01:37
like autopsies and embalmings in Isabel Allende's
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npr. avtopsije in balzamiranja
v "Hiši duhov" Isabel Allende.
v "Hiši duhov" Isabel Allende.
01:40
"The House of the Spirits."
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Ko je dih jemajoča
zelenolasa Rosa umorjena,
zelenolasa Rosa umorjena,
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After the breathtaking green-haired Rosa is murdered,
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01:44
the doctors preserve her with unguents and morticians' paste.
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jo zdravniki konzervirajo
z mazili in pasto.
z mazili in pasto.
01:47
They worked until four o'clock in the morning.
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Delali so do štirih zjutraj.
01:50
A time for even grimmer stuff than that,
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Čas za še bolj srhljive zadeve.
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like in last April's New Yorker magazine.
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V zadnji aprilski izdaji revije New Yorker
01:56
This short fiction piece by Martin Amis
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se kratka zgodba
Martina Amisa začne takole:
Martina Amisa začne takole:
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starts out, "On September 11, 2001, he opened his eyes
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"11. septembra 2001
je Mohamed Atta oči odprl
je Mohamed Atta oči odprl
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at 4 a.m. in Portland, Maine,
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ob štirih zjutraj v Portlandu, Maine,
02:04
and Mohamed Atta's last day began."
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in začel se je njegov
zadnji dan življenja."
zadnji dan življenja."
02:08
For a time that I find to be the most placid
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Za čas, ki se mi zdi najbolj umirjen
in nevznemirljiv del dneva,
in nevznemirljiv del dneva,
02:11
and uneventful hour of the day, four in the morning sure gets
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se o četrti uri zjutraj vsekakor
piše dosti slabega
piše dosti slabega
02:15
an awful lot of bad press --
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02:17
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:18
across a lot of different media from a lot of big names.
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v številnih medijih in
s strani številnih velikih imen.
s strani številnih velikih imen.
02:21
And it made me suspicious.
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Pa sem postal sumničav.
Pomislil sem, da se eni najbolj
ustvarjalnih duhov zagotovo ne vračajo
ustvarjalnih duhov zagotovo ne vračajo
02:24
I figured, surely some of the most creative artistic minds in the world, really,
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02:28
aren't all defaulting back to this one easy trope
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k privzemanju tega enostavnega tropa,
kot bi si ga bili sami izmislili, ne?
kot bi si ga bili sami izmislili, ne?
02:32
like they invented it, right?
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02:34
Could it be there is something more going on here?
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Je možno, da je na tej stvari kaj več?
02:37
Something deliberate, something secret,
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Nekaj premišljenega, nekaj skrivnega.
Kdo je začel s širjenjem
slabega slovesa "četrte ure zjutraj"?
slabega slovesa "četrte ure zjutraj"?
02:40
and who got the four in the morning bad rap ball rolling anyway?
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02:44
I say this guy -- Alberto Giacometti, shown here
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Rekel bi, da tale tip,
Alberto Giacometti, ki je tukaj prikazan
02:48
with some of his sculptures on the Swiss 100 franc note.
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z nekaj svojimi skulpturami
na švicarskem bankovcu za 100 frankov.
na švicarskem bankovcu za 100 frankov.
02:51
He did it with this famous piece
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Začel je s svojim slavnim delom
iz muzeja sodobne umetnosti v New Yorku.
iz muzeja sodobne umetnosti v New Yorku.
02:53
from the New York Museum of Modern Art.
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02:55
Its title -- "The Palace at Four in the Morning --
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Njegov naslov -
"Palača ob štirih zjutraj -
"Palača ob štirih zjutraj -
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
1932.
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1932.
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Ni samo najzgodnejša skrivnostna omemba
četrte zjutraj, kar jih lahko najdem.
četrte zjutraj, kar jih lahko najdem.
03:03
Not just the earliest cryptic reference
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03:05
to four in the morning I can find.
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03:06
I believe that this so-called first surrealist sculpture
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Verjamem, da ta tako imenovana
prva nadrealistična skulptura
prva nadrealistična skulptura
03:10
may provide an incredible key to virtually
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lahko predstavlja ključ do
praktično vsake umetniške upodobitve
praktično vsake umetniške upodobitve
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every artistic depiction of four in the morning to follow it.
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četrte ure zjutraj, ki ji je sledila.
03:17
I call this The Giacometti Code, a TED exclusive.
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Pravim ji Giacomettijeva šifra,
ekskluzivno za TED.
ekskluzivno za TED.
03:21
No, feel free to follow along on your Blackberries
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Ne, lahko mi sledite
na svojih Blackberryjih
na svojih Blackberryjih
03:24
or your iPhones if you've got them.
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ali iPhonih, če jih imate.
03:26
It works a little something like -- this is a recent Google search
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Deluje nekako takole - to je nedavno
iskanje na Googlu za četrto zjutraj.
iskanje na Googlu za četrto zjutraj.
03:29
for four in the morning.
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Seveda zadetki variirajo. To je tipično.
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Results vary, of course. This is pretty typical.
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The top 10 results yield you
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Prvih 10 zadetkov vam prinese
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four hits for Faron Young's song, "It's Four in the Morning,"
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štiri zadetke za pesem Faron Young,
"Ob štirih zjutraj je,"
"Ob štirih zjutraj je,"
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three hits for Judi Dench's film, "Four in the Morning,"
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tri zadetke za film z Judi Dench,
"Ob štirih zjutraj"
"Ob štirih zjutraj"
in en zadetek za pesem Wislawe Szymborske,
"Ob štirih zjutraj."
"Ob štirih zjutraj."
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one hit for Wislawa Szymborska's poem, "Four in the Morning."
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03:48
But what, you may ask, do a Polish poet, a British Dame,
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Toda lahko se vprašate, kaj imajo skupnega
poljska pesnica, britanska dama
poljska pesnica, britanska dama
03:52
a country music hall of famer all have in common
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in slaven country glasbenik
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besides this totally excellent Google ranking?
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razen te odlične razporeditve v Googlu?
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Well, let's start with Faron Young -- who was born incidentally
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No, začnimo s Faronom Youngom,
ki se je, mimogrede, rodil
ki se je, mimogrede, rodil
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in 1932.
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leta 1932.
04:05
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:07
In 1996, he shot himself in the head on December ninth --
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1996 se je ustrelil v glavo
devetega decembra -
devetega decembra -
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which incidentally is Judi Dench's birthday.
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kar je, mimogrede, rojstni dan Judi Dench.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:19
But he didn't die on Dench's birthday.
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A ni umrl na rojstni dan Dencheve.
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He languished until the following afternoon when he finally succumbed
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Trpel je do naslednjega popoldneva,
ko je pri 64-ih podlegel strelni rani,
ki si jo je domnevno povzročil sam,
ki si jo je domnevno povzročil sam,
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to a supposedly self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 64 --
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which incidentally is how old Alberto Giacometti was when he died.
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kar je, mimogrede, bila starost
Alberta Giacomettija, ko je umrl.
Alberta Giacomettija, ko je umrl.
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Where was Wislawa Szymborska during all this?
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Kje je bila med vsem tem
Wislawa Szymborska?
Wislawa Szymborska?
04:36
She has the world's most absolutely watertight alibi.
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Ima absolutno najbolj vodotesen
alibi na svetu.
alibi na svetu.
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On that very day, December 10, 1996 while Mr. Four in the Morning,
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Točno na ta dan, 10. decembra 1996,
ko je gospod Ob-štirih-zjutraj,
Faron Young, v Nashvillu zapuščal ta svet,
Faron Young, v Nashvillu zapuščal ta svet,
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Faron Young, was giving up the ghost in Nashville, Tennessee,
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04:48
Ms. Four in the Morning -- or one of them anyway -- Wislawa Szymborska
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je gospa Ob-štirih-zjutraj -
oz. ena vsaj od njih - Wislawa Szymborska,
oz. ena vsaj od njih - Wislawa Szymborska,
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was in Stockholm, Sweden, accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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bila v Stockholmu, kjer je sprejemala
Nobelovo nagrado za literaturo.
Nobelovo nagrado za literaturo.
04:57
100 years to the day after the death of Alfred Nobel himself.
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Do dneva natančno 100 let po smrti
samega Alfreda Nobela.
samega Alfreda Nobela.
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Coincidence? No, it's creepy.
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Naključje? Ne, srhljivo je.
05:04
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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Coincidence to me has a much simpler metric.
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Naključje ima zame
dosti preprostejšo metriko.
dosti preprostejšo metriko.
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That's like me telling you,
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Kot bi vam rekel:
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"Hey, you know the Nobel Prize was established in 1901,
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"Hej, si vedel, da so Nobelovo nagrado
ustanovili leta 1901,
ustanovili leta 1901,
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which coincidentally is the same year Alberto Giacometti was born?"
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ki je po naključju
leto rojstva Alberta Giacomettija?"
leto rojstva Alberta Giacomettija?"
Ne, ne ustreza vse
tako lepo tej paradigmi,
tako lepo tej paradigmi,
05:17
No, not everything fits so tidily into the paradigm,
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05:21
but that does not mean there's not something going on
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a to ne pomeni, da se nič ne dogaja
05:24
at the highest possible levels.
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na najvišjih možnih ravneh.
Pravzaprav so v tej sobi ljudje,
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In fact there are people in this room
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05:28
who may not want me to show you this clip we're about to see.
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ki si morda ne želijo,
da vam pokažem ta posnetek.
da vam pokažem ta posnetek.
(Smeh)
05:32
(Laughter)
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Video: Imamo teniško igrišče,
bazen, projekcijsko sobo -
bazen, projekcijsko sobo -
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Video: Homer Simpson: We have a tennis court, a swimming pool, a screening room --
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05:35
You mean if I want pork chops, even in the middle of the night,
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Pravite, da če si sredi noči
zaželim svinjske zrezke,
zaželim svinjske zrezke,
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your guy will fry them up?
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jih bo vaš človek spekel?
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Herbert Powell: Sure, that's what he's paid for.
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Seveda, za to je plačan.
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Now do you need towels, laundry, maids?
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Torej, a potrebujete brisače,
pranje perila, sobarice?
pranje perila, sobarice?
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HS: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait -- let me see if I got this straight.
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Čakaj, čakaj, čakaj, čakaj, čakaj, čakaj -
da vidim, če sem razumel.
da vidim, če sem razumel.
05:48
It is Christmas Day, 4 a.m.
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Božič je, ob štirih zjutraj.
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There's a rumble in my stomach.
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V trebuhu mi kruli.
Homer, prosim te.
05:52
Marge Simpson: Homer, please.
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Čakaj, čakaj, čakaj,
čakaj, čakaj, čakaj, čakaj.
čakaj, čakaj, čakaj, čakaj.
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Rives: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
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05:56
Let me see if I got this straight, Matt.
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Da vidim, če sem razumel, Matt.
05:59
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
06:01
When Homer Simpson needs to imagine
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Ko si mora Homer Simpson zamisliti
najhujši možni trenutek,
in to ne samo po uri,
in to ne samo po uri,
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the most remote possible moment of not just the clock,
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06:07
but the whole freaking calendar, he comes up with 0400
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ampak v celotnem prekletem koledarju,
si zamisli četrto zjutraj
si zamisli četrto zjutraj
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on the birthday of the Baby Jesus.
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na rojstni dan malega Jezuščka.
06:13
And no, I don't know how it works
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In ne, ne vem, kako se to vklaplja
06:16
into the whole puzzling scheme of things, but obviously
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v vso to begajočo shemo stvari, a očitno,
06:20
I know a coded message when I see one.
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prepoznam kodirano sporočilo, ko ga vidim.
(Smeh)
06:24
(Laughter)
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I said, I know a coded message when I see one.
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Pravim, da prepoznam
kodirano sporočilo, ko ga vidim.
kodirano sporočilo, ko ga vidim.
06:29
And folks, you can buy a copy of Bill Clinton's "My Life"
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In ljudje, izvod knjige Billa Clintona,
"Moje življenje", lahko kupite
"Moje življenje", lahko kupite
06:32
from the bookstore here at TED.
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v knjigarni tu na TED-u.
06:34
Parse it cover to cover for whatever hidden references you want.
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Preletite jo od platnice do platnice
iščoč skrite namige.
iščoč skrite namige.
06:37
Or you can go to the Random House website where there is this excerpt.
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Ali pa pojdite na spletno stran
Random House, kjer je ta odlomek.
Random House, kjer je ta odlomek.
06:40
And how far down into it you figure we'll have to scroll
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In kaj mislite, kako daleč
se bomo morali spustiti,
se bomo morali spustiti,
06:42
to get to the golden ticket?
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da pridemo do odgovora?
A lahko verjamete, da ducat odstavkov?
06:45
Would you believe about a dozen paragraphs?
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06:48
This is page 474 on your paperbacks if you're following along:
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To je na strani 474 verzije
z mehko vezavo, če sledite:
z mehko vezavo, če sledite:
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"Though it was getting better, I still wasn't satisfied
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"Čeprav sem postajal boljši,
še vedno nisem bil zadovoljen
še vedno nisem bil zadovoljen
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with the inaugural address.
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z govorom ob zaprisegi.
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My speechwriters must have been tearing their hair out
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Moji pisci govora so si
verjetno pulili lase,
verjetno pulili lase,
ker sem ga med našim delom
od enih do štirih zjutraj
od enih do štirih zjutraj
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because as we worked between one and four in the morning
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07:02
on Inauguration Day, I was still changing it."
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na dan zaprisege, še vedno spreminjal."
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Sure you were, because you've prepared your entire life
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Seveda si ga, seveda,
saj si se celo življenje pripravljal
saj si se celo življenje pripravljal
07:09
for this historic quadrennial event that just sort of sneaks up on you.
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na ta zgodovinski štiriletni dogodek,
ki se ti je potem kar nekako prikradel.
ki se ti je potem kar nekako prikradel.
07:13
And then --
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In potem -
07:14
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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three paragraphs later we get this little beauty:
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potem pa čez tri odstavke
pridemo do te lepote:
pridemo do te lepote:
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"We went back to Blair House to look at the speech for the last time.
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"Vrnili smo se v Blair House,
da bi govor še zadnjič pregledali.
da bi govor še zadnjič pregledali.
07:24
It had gotten a lot better since 4 a.m."
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Od četrte zjutraj se je precej izboljšal."
Le kako se je lahko?
07:27
Well, how could it have?
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Po njegovem lastnem pisanju, je ali spal,
07:29
By his own writing, this man was either asleep,
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07:31
at a prayer meeting with Al and Tipper or learning how to launch
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bil na molitvenem sestanku
z Alom in Tipper,
z Alom in Tipper,
ali pa se je učil, kako sprožiti
jedrski izstrelek kar iz kovčka.
jedrski izstrelek kar iz kovčka.
07:34
a nuclear missile out of a suitcase.
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Kaj se zgodi ameriškim predsednikom
ob 4:00 na dan zaprisege?
ob 4:00 na dan zaprisege?
07:37
What happens to American presidents at 0400 on inauguration day?
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07:41
What happened to William Jefferson Clinton?
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Kaj se je zgodilo
Williamu Jeffersonu Clintonu?
Williamu Jeffersonu Clintonu?
07:43
We might not ever know.
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Morda ne bomo nikoli vedeli.
07:45
And I noticed, he's not exactly around here today
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In opazil sem, da ga danes ni ravno tukaj,
07:48
to face any tough questions.
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da bi se soočil
s kakšnimi težkimi vprašanji.
s kakšnimi težkimi vprašanji.
07:50
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
07:52
It could get awkward, right?
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Lahko bi postalo neprijetno, ne?
Kajti vse to se je zgodilo,
ko je bil on glavni.
ko je bil on glavni.
07:54
I mean after all, this whole business happened on his watch.
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07:56
But if he were here --
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A če bi bil tukaj -
07:58
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
07:59
he might remind us, as he does in the wrap-up to his fine autobiography,
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bi nas morda spomnil, kot to naredi
v zaključku svoje fine avtobiografije,
v zaključku svoje fine avtobiografije,
08:03
that on this day Bill Clinton began a journey --
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da je na ta dan
Bill Clinton začel potovanje -
Bill Clinton začel potovanje -
08:06
a journey that saw him go on to become
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potovanje, na katerem je postal
08:08
the first Democrat president elected
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prvi predsednik Demokratske stranke,
08:10
to two consecutive terms in decades.
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ki je bil izvoljen na dveh zaporednih
volitvah, po desetletjih.
volitvah, po desetletjih.
08:13
In generations.
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Po več generacijah.
Prvi po tem možakarju,
Franklinu Delanu Rooseveltu,
Franklinu Delanu Rooseveltu,
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The first since this man, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
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08:18
who began his own unprecedented journey
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ki je začel svoje lastno
potovanje brez primere
potovanje brez primere
08:21
way back at his own first election,
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daleč nazaj na svojih prvih volitvah,
08:24
way back in a simpler time, way back in 1932 --
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daleč nazaj v bolj preprostih časih,
daleč nazaj,
leta 1932 -
08:32
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
08:33
the year Alberto Giacometti
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leta, ko je Alberto Giacometti
08:34
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
naredil "Palačo ob štirih zjutraj."
08:36
made "The Palace at Four in the Morning."
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08:38
The year, let's remember, that this voice, now departed,
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Leta, spomnimo se,
ko je ta glas, zdaj pokojnika,
ko je ta glas, zdaj pokojnika,
08:42
first came a-cryin' into this big old crazy world of ours.
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prvič zajokal v ta naš
veliki stari nori svet.
veliki stari nori svet.
08:47
(Music)
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(Glasba)
Lep majhen valček.
(Glasba)
Veliko je za razmisliti.
(Glasba)
Hvala vam.
(Aplavz)
09:11
(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.
Rives | Speaker | TED.com