Goedemorgen! Ik vond vandaag de 'vertaling' die ik eens heb gemaakt van het dagregister van het VOC kantoor in Japan over een hofreis naar Tokyo die het opperhoofd jaarlijks moest maken. Ik heb niet alles woord voor woord overgenomen, maar je kan hieronder toch een interessante tijdlijn van zo'n reis lezen:
VOC 3811 Japan-2:
"Dagregister van 1786 tot 1787"
Nationaal archief, Den Haag, VOC archief, 1.04.02, 3811 Japan-2.
Dagregister gehouden door het opperhoofd den opperkoopman Hendrik Casper Rombeerg behelzende het notabelste gedurende desselfde bestier voorgevallen beginnende den 21 november 1786.
8 december (5): Samen met een verzoek te onderhandelen over suikerprijzen vraagt het opperhoofd aan de Japanse hoofdtolk wanneer hij het beste kan vragen aan de gouverneur [van Nagasaki] wanneer het een goed moment is om naar Edo (=Tokyo) te gaan.
Op 15 december (6-7) vraagt hij het weer, waarop de tolk zegt dat hij hem zal waarschuwen wanneer hij het beste over het bezoek kan beginnen. Over de suikerprijzen zou het echter beter zijn niet te praten tot de Nederlandse schepen arriveren. Notenswaardig is dat hij die dag ook hoort over een nieuwe aanstelling in Edo en dit kennelijk belangrijk genoeg vindt om op te schrijven.
18 december: (8) verzocht aan de gouverneur of men de geschenken voor de keizer, shogun en hun hof mocht checken op schade vanwege ongedierte of door de zware regen van de laatste tijd. Kennelijk mocht men niet zomaar de โschenkagieโ checken?
19 december: (8) in opvallend detail schrijft het opperhoofd over hoe ene Matsumoto Jsono Cami Sama ontslagen is in Edo.
27 december: (11) er is bericht uit Edo gekomen dat men dit jaar weer een hofreis verwacht.
1787
11 januari (13): een rapport over de hofreis bagage gemaakt. Het ziet er niet goed uit: Draagstoelen zijn rot, en de matten van de draagstoelen hebben gaten. Regenkleding is gescheurd en ontdaan van zijn olie in veel gevallen. Veel ervan moet vervangen of gerepareerd worden. Ook moet er olie voor de lantaarns worden gekocht.
20 Januari (17): Ogauwara Gingo is kennelijk tot โopperbanjoosโ van de hofreis benoemd door de gouverneur. Misschien een soort van hoofdbegeleider van de Nederlanders? ('Banjoos' is denk ik de Nederlandse interpretatie van bugyล. ) (Edit: AntaresNL dacht aan banchou (็ช้ท), de leider van een groep soldaten. Qua uitspraak lijkt deze idd dichter bij banjoo te liggen)
25 Januari (18): Tolken komen om te vertellen dat er uit Osaka een grote bark (dr
... keep reading on reddit โกI don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
Over the years of participating in this and other online communities centered around Neofinetias, Iโve come across a lot of rather strange โhistoryโ that people repeat even to this day. Iโve written about the actual recorded history of Neos before, but I feel like I need to address some of the bits of โhistoryโ going around that are blatantly untrue.
โNeofinetias were prized by the Samuraiโ
โNeofinetias were favored by the ruling classโ
โNeofinetia were treasured by Japanese royaltyโ
Neofinetias were certainly cultivated by wealthy citizens through much of its history. Once they gained popularity, there was no denying the fact that they were considered valuable plant. However, there is no documented evidence that they were favored by large numbers of the samurai caste, ruling class or royalty over anyone from the other sectors of Japanese society.
Examples of this assertion:
https://www.hort.net/lists/inactive/indoor-gardening/apr97/msg00001.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/japans-perfect-orchid
https://predatoryplants.com/products/samurai-orchid-neofinetia-falcata
โThe Shogun, Tokugawa Ienari, loved Neofinetiasโ
There is near irrefutable evidence that Tokugawa Ienari did own a few Neofinetia specimens. This evidence comes from a catalog of illustrations, later inherited by his son, depicting several potted Neofinetias. However, while this catalog does prove that Ienari owned a few Neofinetias, it goes too far to state or imply that he particularly favored or loved Neofinetias over any other plant. In fact, it is well known that Ienari was enamored by plants and horticulture in general, and the extant records indicate that his ownership of Neofinetia specimens was likely only incidental to his overall horticultural obsession.
Examples of this assertion:
https://www.orchidweb.com/neofinetia-orchid-care
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles
... keep reading on reddit โกI'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies ๐
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Theyโre on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
When I got home, they were still there.
I won't be doing that today!
Where ever you left it ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐คญ
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This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
You take away their little brooms
There hasn't been a post all year!
It was about a weak back.
Why
Itโs pronounced โNoel.โ
BamBOO!
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! ๐ Thank you for the awards.
