[Ads-l] Quote: If my mind can conceive it and my heart can believe it, then I know I can achieve it

[Baker, John]

Then check out http://rule34.paheal.net/post/list/Amoeba/1. Very much not safe for work, of course. Rule 34 in fact does not always hold, but you can’t evade it that easily.


John Baker


On Apr 14, 2022, at 2:31 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:

 I'm thinking of amoebas.

JL

On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 11:19 AM Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com> wrote:

> My initial reaction was that Rule 34 is not just something that people
> make up, but was instead based on a preexisting Rules of the Internet. It
> seems, however, that this is wrong; apparently Rule 34 came first, and when
> the Rules of the Internet were prepared, Rule 34 was included. There are
> various versions of the Rules of the Internet, but Rule 34 is pretty
> standard, except as to punctuation: “There is porn of it. No
> exceptions.” The original Rule 34 cartoon is reprinted (in cropped form)
> and discussed at
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/04/06/is-rule-34-actually-true-an-investigation-into-the-internets-most-risque-law/<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/04/06/is-rule-34-actually-true-an-investigation-into-the-internets-most-risque-law>
> .
>
>
> John Baker
>
>
>
> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of
> Wilson Gray
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 4:01 AM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Quote: If my mind can conceive it and my heart can believe
> it, then I know I can achieve it
>
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>
> It's reminiscent of Rule 34 of the internet:
> "If you can think it, then there's a porn of it."
>
> "Rule 34" is some kind of hip-to-the-internet in-joke, there being many
> Rules 34. The above example is only the first one that I've encountered.
> One may even conceive of the following as Rule 34 of the internet:
> Rule 34 of the internet:
> Rule 34 of the internet:
> "Any statement whatsoever defined as 'Rule 34 of the internet' is Rule 34
> of the internet."
> Annabelle Flower
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 5:00 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <
> adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com<mailto:adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > A family of affirmations have been constructed based on the rhyming
> > words conceive, believe, and achieve. Barry Popik has a pertinent
> > webpage:
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/conceive_believe_achieve<https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/conceive_believe_achieve>
> <
> https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/conceive_believe_achieve<https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/conceive_believe_achieve>
> >
> >
> > I received a request to examine the quotation in the subject line, and
> > the Quote Investigator website now has two articles.
> >
> > What Man Can Conceive, Man Can Achieve
> > https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/27/achieve/<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/27/achieve><
> https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/27/achieve<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/27/achieve>>
> >
> > If My Mind Can Conceive It and My Heart Can Believe It, Then I Know I
> > Can Achieve It
> > https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/29/conceive/<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/29/conceive><
> https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/29/conceive<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/03/29/conceive>>
> >
> > Barry's work is acknowledged.
> >
> > Garson
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