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Readme Wins Gold


CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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Tales from Beyond Frick Park I: The Haunting of Gates-Hillman

No living creature can exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even lanternflies and cockroaches are supposed, by some, to dream. Gates Hillman, not sane, stood against the canyon, holding insanity within its glass-and-zinc ribcage; it had stood so for twenty years and might stand for twenty more, assuming FMS …

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"HELP WANTED! I'm trapped inside this newspaper listing and can't get out. It's been weeks. I miss my family. Will pay any amount necesary for rescue. Call (412) 268-2323" [image of a man with his hands pressed against the fourth wall"

readme returns!

Hello! We're readme, a re­established student­-run satire magazine at the one and only Carnegie Mellon University! We were originally founded in 1992, when Jim McDougal, Terry Former, Elle Forest, and that Scooter "Skip" Hoodwinkle decided to meet in the deep recesses of the Doherty A level and think up …

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A great-depression-era bread line, but for mental health.
An illustration of a Scotty dog pawing at the legs of someone who's just entered through a door.

A Letter from the Editor

As you may or may not know, ReadMe has been around since the dawn of time. We’re so old, in fact, that for our first volumes we were called TellMe. We orated about the Big Bang, the age of the dinosaurs, and the evolution of humanity. Once we could write, …

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Update to "Ain't gunna work on Saturday"

All week I worked at carnival building my booth
Stayed up till 5am, shaving years off my youth.
Come Friday morning it was time to connect the final piece
But then it was almost shabbos, so I had to cease.
When people started walking in the whole booth collapsed,
The …

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SCS Students to join call centers en masse

This afternoon the Office of International Education in collaboration with the School of Computer Science announced an exciting opportunity for all Computer Science majors. Students will be given the opportunity to provide Microsoft tech support in various call centers throughout India. This will provide them hands-on experience with both programming …

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Manifest Destiny Doesn't Work in Europe

CMU students in exchange programs throughout Europe have made a shocking discovery. The great American pastime of manifesting destiny is, while not unheard of, frowned upon by most of Europe. Pioneering American students tried many popular manifest destiny strategies, but none of them seemed to work.

Manifest destiny has …

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CMU's New COUNTermeasure Against Protest

In order to properly enforce the new expressive action rule, CMU has hired the educational celebrity, The Count from Sesame Street, to count crowds on campus and make sure none exceed tvventy four. The students seem to be taking the new member of the Carnegie Mellon family vvell. “It’s a …

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Readme's production in decline due to Prohibition

The pervasive hum of the printing press putting out Readme’s weekly dreck has finally faltered. A well-meaning administrator, upon hearing the rumor the magazine runs on a 70/30 blend of grain alcohol and caffeine, initiated a campuswide effort to enforce the national ban on spirits. The goal was to improve …

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Hey Shorty or Heyyy Shawty CMU Buggy vs Pickup Lines

In a few short weeks, buggy recruitment is going to get in full swing. As a warning, here are some choice phrases heard around the buggy tents that our buggy correspondent swears aren't just lame pickup lines.

“How tall are you?”

“Can you get inside?”

“Are you …

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An email saying buggy rolls have moved to the Gates helix.
A Monopoly Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card with the text "KGB Official Card / Surprise Sick Day / Get Out of Class Free"

A Letter from the Editor

readme was nominated for several dozen awards over the last week, including several "Best News Source" awards for their coverage of the War in Vietnam. Unfortunately, after the Pullitzer committee discovered the Vietnam War ended in the 70s, and readme was just two asian guys in the UC at 4 …

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A Modest Proposal for dealing with after hours noise

It is a melancholy object to those who walk though this great campus, when they see the streets and roads crowded with loud-mouthed hooligans. Studious learners must keep their windows boarded, and their doors shut to keep the noise from irresponsible teenagers who, as they grow up, either turn to …

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Optimize Your Garden With These Simple Tricks

Dearest reader, consider this inquiry: You are the sole proprietor of a home garden (a real one, not in Animal Crossing or wherever AOC makes her press releases nowadays). You own the land free and clear. You go out for mocktails every week with the two other gardeners in your …

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An image captioned "Scotty Game / Rules: don't look at this Scotty dog!". The image is of a Scotty dog which contains the text "Game Over."

With child labor laws repealed, CMU Daycare begins buggy training

In the landmark Supreme Court case Buggy v. United States, child labor laws have successfully been repealed to allow the use of children for buggy drivers. CMU has already begun transforming its daycare center in Margaret Morrison into a state-of-the-art buggy training facility. Children as young as two will begin …

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Silhouettes of a man with a CRT screen for a head and another man pointing guns at each other on Pausch bridge. It's captioned "explore Human-Computer Interaction at CMU."
A photograph of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, with a cartoonish cat face edited over his head.

Buggy: An Introduction

So you’ve found yourself in, near, or aiding and abetting a carbon fiber tube going 35 miles per hour down a hill. Do not fear, this happens all the time. There are many reasons why you may find yourself in this situation:


1) You are short
2) You went …

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Auntie Readme’s: Answering REAL Questions Asked By REAL Freshmen

Welcome, freshmen, to the most prestigious institution this side of the Monongahela River! (And this side of the Allegheny as well, and the other side of Forbes, and the other other side of Schenley, and, well, you get the point.) Some of you are probably (understandably!) nervous about going to …

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Readme Reviews: Wake Up Dead Man

Father Judd was working alone in his study, doing religious things, and sitting in a mahogany chair. Suddenly the door opens. He smiled, happy to see a familiar face. “Ah! Blanc, how can I help you?” “Well you see uh Fathuh, I was just perusing my local Barnes and Noble …

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Pope endorses climbing Hamerschlag as only "holy" contraception: "your gametes will be smote by the power of God • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • Deer given proper therapy and antidepressants significantly less likely to freeze in front of cars • Sliced bread invented. Honestly, not that cool • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • Philosopher finally discovers the meaning of life, claims it's "not really all that special, honestly" • I don't know how to spell Renassance either, French people assure us • Man-Woman Interaction institute forced to extrapolate from low sample size • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Carnival will be a nice time to decompress, says student planning on staying up for 72 straight hours to build a two story house • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • In shocking news, 112 grading party turns into a free­for­all as TAs fight for last slices of cold pizza • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030 • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Due to overenrollment, CMU to add 4 AM exam slots • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • The Underground meets newest competitor, the Aboveceiling • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • Gregor Samsa wakes, horrified, to find himself transformed into Tepper student • District Attorney unable to rule out murder as Buggy Alumni Association hit • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Rabbi hot?! • Victim Escapes Samsara • Pope endorses climbing Hamerschlag as only "holy" contraception: "your gametes will be smote by the power of God. • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • Deer given proper therapy and antidepressants significantly less likely to freeze in front of cars. • Sliced bread invented. Honestly, not that cool. • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • Philosopher finally discovers the meaning of life, claims it's "not really all that special, honestly" • I don't know how to spell Renassance either, French people assure us. • Man-Woman Interaction institute forced to extrapolate from low sample size. • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Carnival will be a nice time to decompress, says student planning on staying up for 72 straight hours to build a two story house • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • In shocking news, 112 grading party turns into a free­for­all as TAs fight for last slices of cold pizza • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030. • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Due to overenrollment, CMU to add 4 AM exam slots • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person. • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold. • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition. • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • The Underground meets newest competitor, the Aboveceiling • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • Gregor Samsa wakes, horrified, to find himself transformed into Tepper student • District Attorney unable to rule out murder as Buggy Alumni Association hit. • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Rabbi hot?! • Victim Escapes Samsara.