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

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

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Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel

Džo Smit (Joe Smith): Kako koristiti papirni ubrus

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Svaki dan koristite papirne ubruse da biste osušili ruke, ali šanse su da to radite pogrešno. U ovom prosvetljujućem i zabavnom kratkom govoru, Džo Smit otkriva trik savršene tehnike upotrebe papirnog ubrusa. (Snimljeno na TEDxConcordiaUPortland)
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FivePet hundredсто seventy-one71 millionмилиона
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Dvestapedesetdevet miliona
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two hundredсто thirtyтридесет thousandхиљада poundsкилограма of paperпапир towelsпешкири
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stopet hiljada petsto sedamdeset
kilograma papirnih ubrusa
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are used by AmericansAmerikanci
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koriste Amerikanci
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everyсваки yearгодине.
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godišnje.
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If we could -- correctionкорекција, wrongпогрешно figureфигура --
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Ako bismo mogli - ispravka,
pogrešna cifra -
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13 billionмилијарде used everyсваки yearгодине.
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6 milijardi se upotrebi
svake godine.
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If we could reduceсмањити the usageупотреба of paperпапир towelsпешкири,
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Ako bismo mogli redukovati
upotrebu papirnih ubrusa,
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one paperпапир towelpeškir perпер personособа perпер day,
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jedan papirni ubrus
po osobi dnevno,
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571,230,000 poundsкилограма of paperпапир not used.
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259,105,570 kilograma
papira bismo uštedeli.
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We can do that.
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Mi to možemo.
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Now there are all kindsврсте of paperпапир towelpeškir dispensersdispenzere.
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Postoje različite vrste
papirnih ubrusa.
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There's the tri-foldtriptiha. People typicallyобично take two or threeтри.
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Ovo je troslojni.
Ljudi uglavnom uzimaju dva ili tri.
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There's the one that cutsрезања it, that you have to tearсуза off.
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Ovo je onaj koji se kida,
morate otkinuti.
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People go one, two, threeтри, fourчетири, tearсуза.
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Ljudi uzimaju jedan,
dva, tri, četiri, kidaju.
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This much, right?
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To je ovoliko, je l'?
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There's the one that cutsрезања itselfсам.
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Ovo je onaj koji
se sam kida.
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People go, one, two, threeтри, fourчетири.
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Ljudi uzimaju jedan,
dva, tri, četri.
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Or there's the sameисти thing, but recycledрециклирано paperпапир,
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Ili ovo je isto,
ali papir je recikliran,
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you have to get fiveпет of those because they're not as absorbantupijajuжe, of courseкурс.
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morate uzeti pet od ovih,
jer ne upijaju kao ostali, naravno.
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The factчињеница is, you can do it all with one towelpeškir.
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Činjenica je da možete
sve to sa jednim ubrusom
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The keyкључ, two wordsречи:
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Ključ, dve reči:
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This halfпола of the roomсоба, your wordреч is "shakeмућкати."
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ova polovina sale,
vaša reč je "stresti."
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Let's hearчујеш it. ShakeSe trese. LouderGlasnije.
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Da čujem. Stresti.
Glasnije.
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AudiencePubliku: ShakeSe trese.
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Publika: Stresti.
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JoeJoe SmithSmith: Your wordреч is "foldфолд."
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Džo Smit: Vaša reč je "saviti".
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AudiencePubliku: FoldPreklopi.
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Publika: Saviti.
01:40
JSJS: Again.
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DžS: Opet.
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AudiencePubliku: FoldPreklopi. JSJS: Really loudгласно.
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Publika: Saviti.
DžS: Zaista glasno.
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AudiencePubliku: ShakeSe trese. FoldPreklopi.
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Publika: Stresti.
Saviti.
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JSJS: Okay. WetMokra handsруке.
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DžS: Dobro.
Nakvasiti ruke.
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ShakeSe trese -- one, two, threeтри, fourчетири, fiveпет, sixшест, sevenседам, eightосам, nineдевет, 10, 11, 12.
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Stresti - jedan, dva, tri, četiri, pet, šest,
sedam, osam, devet, 10, 11, 12.
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Why 12? TwelveDvanaest apostlesapostoli, twelveDvanaest tribesплемена,
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Zašto 12? Dvanaest apostola,
dvanaest plemena,
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twelveDvanaest zodiacZodiac signsзнаци, twelveDvanaest monthsмесеци. The one I like the bestнајбоље:
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dvanaest astroloških znakova, dvanaest meseci.
Ovaj mi se sviđa najviše:
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It's the biggestнајвеће numberброј with one syllableslog.
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to je najveći broj sa jednim slogom.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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Tri-foldTriptiha. FoldPreklopi ...
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Troslojni. Saviti...
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DrySuva.
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Suvo.
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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(Aplauz)
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AudiencePubliku: ShakeSe trese.
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Publika: Stresti.
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FoldPreklopi.
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Saviti.
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JSJS: CutsSmanjenja itselfсам. FoldPreklopi. The foldфолд is importantважно
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DžS. Sam se kida. Saviti.
Savijanje je bitno
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because it allowsомогућава interstitialIntersticijalni suspensionSuspenzija.
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jer omogućava bolje upijanje.
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You don't have to rememberзапамтити that partдео, but trustповерење me.
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Ne morate zapamtiti ovaj deo,
ali verujte mi.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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AudiencePubliku: ShakeSe trese. FoldPreklopi.
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Publika: Stresti.
Saviti.
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JSJS: CutsSmanjenja itselfсам.
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DžS: Sam se kida.
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You know the funnyсмешно thing is,
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Znate, smešna stvar je,
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I get my handsруке drierSušara than people do with threeтри or fourчетири,
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što su moje ruke suvlje nego onih
koji uzimaju tri ili četri
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because they can't get in betweenизмеђу the cracksпукотине.
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jer ne mogu dopreti između otvora.
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If you think this isn't as good...
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Ako mislite da to nije tako dobro...
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AudiencePubliku: ShakeSe trese. FoldPreklopi.
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Publika: Stresti.
Saviti.
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JSJS: Now, there's now a realправи fancyфанци inventionизум,
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DžS: Ovo je zaista pomodarski izum,
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it's the one where you waveталас your handруку
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to je onaj gde mašete rukom
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and it kicksudaraca it out.
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i izvučete ga.
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It's way too bigвелики a towelpeškir.
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To je preveliki ubrus
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Let me tell you a secretтајна.
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Dozvolite da vam otkrijem tajnu.
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If you're really quickбрзо, if you're really quickбрзо --
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Ako ste zaista brzi,
ako ste zaista brzi -
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and I can proveдоказати this --
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i mogu vam dokazati -
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this is halfпола a towelpeškir from the dispenserdozerom in this buildingзграде.
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ovo je pola ubrusa
iz dozera u ovoj zgradi.
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How? As soonускоро as it startsпочиње, you just tearсуза it off.
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Kako? Čim krene,
vi ga odmah otkinete.
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It's smartпаметан enoughдовољно to stop.
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Dovoljno je pametan da stane.
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And you get halfпола a towelpeškir.
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I dobijate pola ubrusa.
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AudiencePubliku: ShakeSe trese. FoldPreklopi.
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Publika: Stresti.
Saviti.
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JSJS: Now, let's all say it togetherзаједно. ShakeSe trese. FoldPreklopi.
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DžS: Sad, svi zajedno.
Stresti. Saviti.
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You will for the restодмор of your life rememberзапамтити those wordsречи
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Do kraja vaših života
ćete pamtiti ove reči
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everyсваки time you pickпицк up a paperпапир towelpeškir.
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svaki put kad
uzmete papirni ubrus.
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And rememberзапамтити, one towelpeškir perпер personособа for one yearгодине --
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I zapamtite, jedan ubrus
po osobi godišnje -
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571,230,000 poundsкилограма of paperпапир. No smallмали thing.
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259,105,570 kilograma papira.
Nije mala stvar.
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And nextследећи yearгодине, toiletтоалет paperпапир.
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A sledeće godine,
toalet papir.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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Translated by Andrea Jovanovic
Reviewed by Ivana Korom

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

Why you should listen

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

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