Rule Rule 34

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When did I suddenly become a relic? I didn't realize that I had become prehistoric before my body fossilized under 6 feet of snow. Of course I realize that I'm just a tad outdated. Not "over due," just outdate. When I engage in conversation with my 18 year old college friends I have a tendency to roll out 90's words like they are going out of style. I resurrect words such as radical, neato, and the always needed "party on dude," in order to appear hip and with it. Today, I realized that I am not really that hip nor am I with it. Today I was introduced to the growing big black hole of Rule #34. If you have to continue reading my blog because you are mouthing "Whhhhaaaaa?" You too are a fossil.

Rule 34 has existed since 2006 (when 50 other internet rules were created by a discussion board known as 4chan.org) and many young people commonly will cite Rule 34 as "ruining their childhood" - and yesterday, it ruined my future. Rule 34 in a nut shell is an internet rule that states if you can think it, there exists porn about it. No subject or object is off limits. Now, I admit, this blog is the first time in years I've had to face the truth about many things that I would prefer to leave alone, fully clothed and with the lights off, locked away in a damp bedroom, forever. However, living in the dark leaves one with more than extremely pale skin and a vitamin D deficiency. Living in the dark chains you to a routine way
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I may have been over reacting. Since the beginning of time persons have been doing one thing really well - obviously, having sex. Last time I checked the population clock, there was over 7.3 billion people on planet Earth. Every time I open my internet browser on my phone or laptop or home pc, I am reminded that the internet has birthed new forms of creativity by pushing the boundaries of thinking and shattering cultural taboos. Rule 34 proves that the internet abides by it's own set of

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