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Readme Gets Absurd


My Whirlwind Romance with the Lawnmower Bot

Dear Reader,

I’m back at Carnegie Mellon for grad school, and I have quickly noticed a new hot body roaming the Cut.

I’m sure you’ve noticed them. Sleek, shiny, not afraid of getting their hands dirty, always dressing in a provocative red. From the moment I saw them, …

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Warning

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A DIY green card, with blanks to fill in.

On the origins of buggy

In modern day, it can be difficult to recollect the scrappy origins of the noble sport of Sweepstakes. Informally known as Buggy, this pastime today takes the form of small carbon fiber capsules being pushed along a set route through Schenley Park, steered by students of short stature and …

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Gay Target Nutcrackers find true love

T’was a dark and stormy night in the Target warehouse. It had been months since June, and all but one little gay nutcracker had found a forever home. Tears streamed down the face of the little gay nutcracker. Was he unlovable? Was he destined to be alone? Was this all …

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A booth which is standing on large chicken legs.
A target labeled "use this square to swat bugs."

The Wheel and its affects on our children

It’s the latest craze, the vogue, a revolution, and it’s rolling off the shelves. If you’ve lived in ancient society in the last few lunar cycles, you’ve heard of it: the wheel.

The wheel has transformed our world swiftly; be it agriculture, transportation, cheese, or construction, they’ve already become …

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[TODO]

Experiences that count (for Experiential Learning)

Mow the cut.
Grow a historically accurate Baroque garden on CFA lawn.
Find a turtle outside of WQED. Take Space Robotics's latest rover for a walk.
Go to the floor meeting your RA insists is mandatory.
Start a multi-level-marketing scheme on the block market.
Finish your homework several days before …

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CMU Computer Science has gone WOKE!

Imagine that you’re a new student at Carnegie Mellon University, and it’s your first day on campus. It has long been your dream to graduate from CMU’s prestigious School of Computer Science, and today marks the first step of realizing that ambition. You walk into Gates and look around with …

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Am I the bazonkle?

Yesterday, I was taking the Zoop line back to my shelter pod after returning from a short half system-cycle trip to the flubble swamp. Now if you don't know anything about the flubble swamp, it's the peak of relaxation. There is no greater feeling in the multiverse than letting its …

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Freshman Found Languishing from Consumption in Mudge Mansion

A freshman who shall henceforth be known as Patient X has recently contracted consumption from an unknown source. Experts suspect that Patient X lied on their consumption screening prior to move-in, but they have not yet found any evidence of such duplicity. Kept awake with chest pain at night, Patient …

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readme introduces the BoothBuggy

It’s Carnival, and as a new organization on campus, readme has decided that we want to try engaging in all of the Carnival traditions! Of course, we are a small organization, so we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to do everything. However, as a group of …

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EADME CIME EPOT

We have so much debt. As such, I have to use a typewite that’s missing a few keys. How will this cut costs and pay off the debt? No idea.

Phishing Scam A massive phishing scam was sent out by a compomised student oganization to 960 and 100 students …

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New Study Finds Vaccines Cause CMU Students

Many parents have expressed concerns about the possible long-term complications of vaccinating their children. However, leading scientists recently discovered a positive relationship between childhood immunization and readiness for Carnegie Mellon University.

SCS freshman Lily Anderson received the measles-mumps rubella vaccine at age three. By age four, her parents had …

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A Letter from the Editor

As one of the most reputable sources of news on campus, readme staff took it upon themselves (with only a few threats of violence) to research one of our oldest and most favored traditions — bitching about Carnegie Mellon. While several old letters were uncovered complaining about the homework, the …

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Cobalt-60 rods labeled "drop and run", with radiation artifacts on the image.
A bar graph showing the following data: 3 responses for the Tartan, 8 responses for readme, and 16 responses for "stop talking to me."

Making Money on Campus

The unfortunate financial situation you’re in is not uncommon among new students. You may have managed to get into CMU — yippee! — but you had to give up your life savings and right arm in order to pay tuition. While Valentine’s Day will never be the same with the …

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README Found to be Plagiarizing the Tartan

Have you noticed an increase in the quality of README’s articles recently? That’s no accident. You might think it’s because our staff is getting more experienced at writing satire legitimate news, right? NO!

We in the editing staff felt a strange sense of familiarity while reading over our previous …

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Leaked CMRC Plans for Missile Silo Under the Cut

In a shocking discovery this Tuesday, one of our reporters found that Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command has mocked up CAD schematics for a missile silo to be housed underneath The Cut. According to our source, the silo is to be about 30 feet wide and 120 feet deep; it …

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Top 10 Tops

10. Bob Ross “Just beat the devil out of it” was NOT about the paintbrush.

9. Thom Yorke He wrote Creep.

8. Ellen She’ll abuse you just like how she abused her staff.

7. Meryl Streep Have you seen The Devil Wears Prada?

6. Michael Cera

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Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • I met Santa Claus, she's black • Math Department discovers non-­Euclidean space in Doherty Hall C­level • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs • Most breakthroughs in modern geology found to just be someone finding a cool rock on their street • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • Demolition Company breaks up married couple • Chemistry majors disappointed to learn their degree does not come with a "license to kill" • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • CMU Hollywood theme goes straight to streaming • Hilbert Hotel relocated to Doherty • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science • Breaking news: student from California realizes ash falling from sky is actually snow • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • “I'm such a freak. If anyone saw my search history I’d be on a watchlist,” says man who just looks up vanilla porn • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • MAHA movement vows to move Stack'd off-campus to lower student obesity • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • CMU Qatar Campus sees record low numbers of students celebrating July 4th • Zeno’s Paradox Reason Why Our Sports Teams Suck • CMU passes the Bechdel test after Margaret Morrison merger • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside. • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • Math Department discovers non-­Euclidean space in Doherty Hall C­level • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs. • Most breakthroughs in modern geology found to just be someone finding a cool rock on their street • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • Demolition Company breaks up married couple. • Chemistry majors disappointed to learn their degree does not come with a "license to kill" • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot. • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • CMU Hollywood theme goes straight to streaming • Hilbert Hotel relocated to Doherty • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science. • Breaking news: student from California realizes ash falling from sky is actually snow • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • “I'm such a freak. If anyone saw my search history I’d be on a watchlist,” says man who just looks up vanilla porn. • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • MAHA movement vows to move Stack'd off-campus to lower student obesity • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • CMU Qatar Campus sees record low numbers of students celebrating July 4th. • Zeno’s Paradox Reason Why Our Sports Teams Suck • CMU passes the Bechdel test after Margaret Morrison merger.