"D" is a word in ENGLISH, CEBUANO
The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in
C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A
minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.
As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial
of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign / (or
/ ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000.
d = úlud.
And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.
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A pious man who had reached the age of 105 suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Alarmed by the old fellow's absence after so many years of faithful attendance the Rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"The old man looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I got to be 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that God is very busy and must've forgotten about me, and I don't want to remind Him!"
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