History Main / RuleThirtyFour

one problem: what about this website? wait... rule 35 exists. that works for me!

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See also GoneHorriblyRight. (You wanted porn? [[BrainBleach You're welcome]].)

Allegedly originating from and popularized by the {{imageboard}} Website/FourChan, this was the very first near-universally agreed-upon [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule of the Internet]]. It is so well founded and documented with ''[[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome irrefutable proof]]'' that even those with only a cursory awareness of the Internet are aware of this rule even if they don't know it has a name.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Sometimes]] it's a law of the internet that makes one think "ThereShouldBeALaw"...[[note]]And, yes, there are porn versions of this image. Like the rule says, NO EXCEPTIONS. NO ONE IS SAFE![[/note]]]]

An OlderThanDirt trope as decades before the Internet was even conceived, publications known as "Tijuana bibles" circulated widely, featuring X-rated (and copyright-infringing) cartoons showcasing a mix of popular cartoon characters and movie stars of the day doing the Rule 34 thing.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Sometimes]] it's a law of the internet that makes one think "ThereShouldBeALaw"...[[note]]And, yes, there are porn versions of this image. Like the rule says, NO EXCEPTIONS.[[/note]]]]

The AudienceReaction (of the creators) - see next paragraph - to Rule 34 varies greatly from country to country. In Japan artist are ''proud'' of being 34ed (since it proves they exist...[[LogicalFallacy oh, wait.]]) In the USA, it frequently ends in litigation... [[StreisandEffect with expectable results]]. In Germany, Rule 34 is known but factually nonexistent and limited to extremely well-known stuff [[note]] say Series/DieSendungMitDerMaus[[/note]], so no rules can be given.

* Rule 34 of the EvilOverlordList (dealing with the trope ScaledUp).

* The [[ProudMerchantRace Ferengi's]] 34th Rule of Acquisition on ''Franchise/StarTrek'': "[[WarForFunAndProfit War is good for business.]]"

* The [[ProudMerchantRace Ferengi's]] 34th Rule of Acquisition on ''Franchise/StarTrek'': "[[WarForFunAndProfit War is good for business]]").

* ''The 34th Rule'', a ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' book (the 34th Rule of Acquisition reads "[[WarForFunAndProfit War is good for business]]").

Finally, Rule 35 also has a quantum interpretation. "Referring to a type of previously non-existent porn will cause online porn of that type to come into being retroactively." Nobody takes this seriously, so far as we know.

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] these other rule 34's (though overlap with this rule is guaranteed):

'''''If it exists, there is [[UsefulNotes/{{Pornography}} porn]] of it -- no exceptions.'''''

Compare SexyWhateverOutfit (a non-pornographic SisterTrope), MemeticMolester, PerverseSexualLust, FetishFuel (and [[http://[=fetishfuel=].wikia.com/wiki/Fetish_Fuel_Wiki the wiki for it]]), RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions (a list of creator reactions to this applying to their work). See also RuleSixtyThree, which is both often confused with this and [[SisterTrope constantly overlapped.]]

An OlderThanDirt trope as decades before the Internet was even conceived, publications known a "Tijuana bibles" circulated widely, featuring X-rated (and copyright-infringing) cartoons showcasing a mix of popular cartoon characters and movie stars of the day doing the Rule 34 thing.

While the original architects of the Internet had grandiose goals of research and data sharing, [[TheRuleOfFirstAdopters we all know what Joe Everyman]] is going to use it for: [[TheInternetIsForPorn pornography]]! Now, it's not that everyone online is just looking for pornography; it's just that it's very ''very'' easy to [[HehHehYouSaidX come]] [[DoubleEntendre to]]. Even if you're not looking for it! Don't believe us? [[SchmuckBait Do a Google image search (filters off)]] of, well... pretty much anything. Sometimes even with the filters ''on''. Odds are pretty good that the results will include something NotSafeForWork.

Compare SexyWhateverOutfit (a non-pornographic SisterTrope), MemeticMolester, PerverseSexualLust, FetishFuel (and [[http://[=fetishfuel=].wikia.com/wiki/Fetish_Fuel_Wiki the wiki for it]]), RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions (a list of creator reactions to this applying to their work). See also RuleSixtyThree, which is often confused with this.

Compare SexyWhateverOutfit (a non-pornographic SisterTrope), FreudWasRight, MemeticMolester, PerverseSexualLust, FetishFuel (and [[http://[=fetishfuel=].wikia.com/wiki/Fetish_Fuel_Wiki the wiki for it]]), RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions (a list of creator reactions to this applying to their work). See also RuleSixtyThree, which is often confused with this.

* [[{{Series/NCIS}} Leroy Jethro Gibbs]]'s Rule #34. While [[http://ncis.wikia.com/wiki/Gibbs%27s_Rules apparently not yet specified by the show,]] Gibbs has at least 51 rules, so a rule 34 undoubtedly exists.

Allegedly originating from and popularized by the Website/{{imageboard}} Website/FourChan, this was the very first near-universally agreed-upon [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule of the Internet]]. It is so well founded and documented with ''[[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome irrefutable proof]]'' that even those with only a cursory awareness of the Internet are aware of this rule even if they don't know it has a name.

Allegedly originating from and popularized by the {{imageboard}} 4chan, this was the very first near-universally agreed-upon [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule of the Internet]]. It is so well founded and documented with ''[[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome irrefutable proof]]'' that even those with only a cursory awareness of the Internet are aware of this rule even if they don't know it has a name.

Supposedly originating from and popularized by 4chan {{imageboards}}, this was the first near-universally agreed-upon [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule of the Internet]]. It is so well founded and documented with ''[[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome irrefutable proof]]'' that even those with only a cursory awareness of the Internet are aware of this rule even if they don't know it has a name.

There's also ''Rule 35'', basically [[MortonsFork a guarantee that Rule 34 will remain true]]: "If there is no porn of it, it will be made!". This basically means that if you notice you can't find porn of something, and point it out, [[SelfFulfillingProphecy somebody will be happy to draw/write/find it for you in pretty short order]], if only to maintain the Rule 34.