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

Translator: Yuan Fun Kan Reviewer: Anders Finn Jørgensen

How many times have you used the word "awesome" today?

Hvor mange gange har du brugt ordet "awesome" i dag?

Once? Twice? Seventeen times?

En gang? To gange? 17 gange?

Do you remember what you were describing

Kan du huske hvad du beskrev,

when you used the word?

da du brugte ordet?

No, I didn't think so, because it's come down to this, people:

Nej, det regnede jeg heller ikke med for folkens;

You're using the word incorrectly,

I bruger ordet forkert,

and tonight I hope to show you

og i aften håber jeg, at jeg kan vise jer

how to put the "awe" back in "awesome."

hvordan man putter "awe" [ærefrygt] tilbage i "awesome." [ærefrygtindgydende]

Recently, I was dining at an outdoor cafe,

For nyligt var jeg ude at spise på en cafe,

and the server came up to our table,

og tjeneren kom hen til vores bord

and asked us if we had dined there before,

og spurgte os om vi havde spist der før,

and I said, "Yes, yes, we have."

og jeg svarede: "Ja. Ja, det har vi."

And she said, "Awesome."

Og hun sagde: "Awesome."

And I thought, "Really?

Og jeg tænkte: "Virkelig?

Awesome or just merely good

Awesome eller bare godt,

that we decided to visit your restaurant again?"

at vi besluttede os for at besøge jeres restaurant igen?"

The other day, one of my coworkers asked me

Forleden spurgte en af mine kollegaer,

if I could save that file as a PDF,

om jeg kunne gemme en fil som PDF,

and I said, "Well, of course," and he said, "Awesome."

og jeg svarede: "Ja, selvfølgelig", og han sagde: "Awesome."

Seriously, can saving anything as a PDF

Helt seriøst, kan det at gemme noget som PDF

be awesome?

være "awesome"?

Sadly, the frequent overuse of the word "awesome"

Det overdrevne brug af ordet "awesome"

has now replaced words like "great" and "thank you."

har nu erstattet ord som "godt" og "tak."

So Webster's dictionary defines the word "awesome"

I Websters ordbog defineres "awesome"

as fear mingled with admiration or reverence,

som frygt blandet med beundring eller ærefrygt,

a feeling produced by something majestic.

en følelse frembragt af noget majestætisk.

Now, with that in mind,

Med det i mente

was your Quiznos sandwich awesome?

var din sandwich så "awesome"?

How about that parking space? Was that awesome?

Hvad med den parkeringsplads? Var den "awesome"?

Or that game the other day? Was that awesome?

Eller kampen her forleden? Var den "awesome"?

The answer is no, no and no.

Svaret er nej, nej og nej.

A sandwich can be delicious,

En sandwich kan være lækker,

that parking space can be nearby,

parkeringspladsen kan være nærliggende,

and that game can be a blowout,

og kampen kan være en let sejr,

but not everything can be awesome.

men ikke alt kan være "awesome".

(Laughter)

(Latter)

So when you use the word "awesome"

Så når du bruger ordet "awesome"

to describe the most mundane of things,

til at beskrive de mest trivielle ting,

you're taking away the very power of the word.

fjerner du ordets stærke betydning.

This author says, "Snowy days

Denne forfatter skriver: "Snedage

or finding money in your pants is awesome."

eller at finde penge i bukserne er "awesome."

(Laughter)

(Latter)

Um, no, it is not,

Øh, nej, det er det ikke,

and we need to raise the bar for this poor schmuck. (Laughter)

og vi bliver nødt til at hæve standarden for den stakkels nar.

So in other words, if you have everything, you value nothing.

Med andre ord, hvis du har alt, så værdsætter du intet.

It's a lot like drinking from a firehose

Det er som at drikke fra en brandslange

like this jackass right here.

ligesom den idiot her.

There's no dynamic, there's no highs or lows,

Der er ingen dynamik. Der er ingen højde- punkter eller lavpunkter,

if everything is awesome.

hvis alt er "awesome."

Ladies and gentlemen, here are 10 things

Mine damer og herrer, her er 10 ting,

that are truly awesome.

som virkelig er "awesome."

Imagine, if you will, having to schlep

Forestil dig at skulle slæbe

everything on your back.

alt på din ryg.

Wouldn't this be easier for me

Ville det ikke være nemmere,

if I could roll this home?

hvis jeg kunne rulle det hjem?

Yes, so I think I'll invent the wheel.

Jo, så jeg tror jeg vil opfinde hjulet.

The wheel, ladies and gentlemen.

Hjulet, mine damer og herrer.

Is the wheel awesome? Say it with me.

Er hjulet "awesome?" Sig det i kor.

Yes, the wheel is awesome!

Ja, hjulet er "awesome!"

The Great Pyramids were the tallest

De store pyramider var de højeste

man-made structure in the world

menneskeskabte bygninger i verdenen

for 4,000 years.

i 4.000 år

Pharaoh had his slaves move millions of blocks

Faraoen fik slaver til at flytte millioner af blokke

just to this site to erect a big freaking headstone.

bare for at kunne rejse en kæmpe gravsten.

Were the Great Pyramids awesome?

Var de store pyramider "awesome?"

Yes, the pyramids were awesome.

Ja, pyramiderne var "awesome."

The Grand Canyon. Come on.

Grand Canyon. Helt ærligt.

It's almost 80 million years old.

Den er næsten 80 millioner år gammel.

Is the Grand Canyon awesome?

Er Grand Canyon "awesome?"

Yes, the Grand Canyon is.

Ja, det er den.

Louis Daguerre invented photography in 1829,

Louis Daguerre opfandt fotografering i 1829

and earlier today,

og tidligere i dag,

when you whipped out your smartphone

da I hev jeres smartphone frem

and you took a shot of your awesome sandwich,

og tog et billede af jeres "awesome" sandwich,

and you know who you are —

og I ved hvem I er —

(Laughter) —

(Latter) —

wasn't that easier than exposing the image

var det da ikke nemmere end at eksponere billedet

to copper plates coated with iodized silver?

til sølvdækkede kobberplader med jod?

I mean, come on. Is photography awesome?

Jeg mener, helt ærligt, er fotografi "awesome"?

Yes, photography is awesome.

Ja, fotografi er "awesome."

D-Day, June 6, 1944,

D-dag den 6. juni, 1944,

the Allied invasion of Normandy,

de allierede invaderede Normandiet,

the largest amphibious invasion in world history.

den største amfibiske invasion i verdenshistorien.

Was D-Day awesome? Yes, it was awesome.

Var D-dag "awesome"? Ja, det var "awesome."

Did you eat food today? Did you eat?

Har I spist mad i dag?

Then you can thank the honeybee, that's the one,

Bien er den I skal takke,

because if crops aren't pollinated, we can't grow food,

for hvis afgrøder ikke bliver bestøvede,

kan vi ikke dyrke mad,

and then we're all going to die.

og så kommer vi alle til at dø.

It's just like that.

But it's not like a flower can just get up

Det er ikke sådan, at en blomst sådan lige kan rejse sig

and have sex with another flower,

og dyrke sex med en anden blomst,

although that would be awesome.

selvom det ville være "awesome."

(Laughter)

(Latter)

Bees are awesome. Are you kidding me?

Bier er "awesome."

Landing on the moon! Come on!

Månelandingen!

Apollo 11. Tager I pis på mig?

Apollo 11. Are you kidding me?

Sixty-six years after the Wright Brothers

66 år efter brødrene Wright

took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,

rejste fra Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,

Neil Armstrong was 240,000 miles away.

var Neil Armstrong 240.000 mil væk.

That's like from here to the moon.

Det er som fra her til månen.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

That's one small step for a man,

Det er et lille skridt for mennesket,

one giant leap for awesome!

et kæmpespring for "awesome."

You're damn right, it was.

Det kan I fandme tro, det var.

Woodstock, 1969: Rolling Stone Magazine said

Woodstock, 1969: Rolling Stone Magazine skrev,

this changed the history of rock and roll.

at dette havde forandret historien for rock and roll.

Billetter kostede kun 24 dollars dengang.

Tickets were only 24 dollars back then.

You can't even buy a freaking t-shirt for that now.

Du ikke engang købe en t-shirt for 24 dollars nu.

Jimi Hendrix's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Jimi Hendrix' version af "The Star-Spangled Banner"

was the most iconic.

var det mest ikoniske.

Was Woodstock awesome? Yes, it was awesome.

Var Woodstock "awesome?" Ja, det var "awesome."

Sharks! They're at the top of the food chain.

Hajer! De er øverst i fødekæden.

Sharks have multiple rows of teeth

Hajer har flere rækker af tænder,

that grow in their jaw

der vokser i deres kæber,

and they move forward like a conveyor belt.

og de bevæger sig frem som et transportbånd.

Some sharks can lose 30,000 teeth in their lifetime.

Nogle hajer kan miste 30.000 tænder i gennem hele deres levetid.

Does awesome inspire fear?

Kan "awesome" frembringe frygt?

Oh, hell yeah, sharks are awesome!

For helvede, ja! Hajer er "awesome!"

The Internet was born in 1982

Internettet blev født i 1982

and it instantly took over global communication,

og overtog hurtigt den globale kommunikation

and later tonight, when all these PowerPoints

og senere i aften, når disse PowerPoints

are uplifted to the Internet

bliver lagt ud på internettet,

so that a guy in Siberia can get drunk

så en fyr i Sibirien kan blive fuld

and watch this crap,

og se det her lort,

the Internet is awesome.

så er internettet "awesome."

And finally, finally some of you can't wait

Og endelig er der nogle af jer, som ikke kan vente

to come up and tell me how awesome my PowerPoint was.

med at fortæller mig, hvor "awesome" min PowerPoint var.

I will save you the time.

Jeg vil spare jeres tid.

It was not awesome, but it was true,

Den var ikke "awesome," men den var sand,

and I hope it was entertaining,

og jeg håber den var underholdende,

and out of all the audiences I've ever had,

og ud af alle de publikummer jeg har haft,

y'all are the most recent. Thank you and good night.

så var I de seneste. Mange tak og godnat.

(Applause)

(Bifald)