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Readme Gets Absurd


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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Schatz to employ math majors to make infinite waffles

Yesterday, Chartwell’s announced a surprising new strategy: It would begin hiring math majors in order to generate infinite amounts of waffles. This announcement prompted much confusion until spokesperson, Selma Nella, clarified how this works.

“We were listening in on student conversations, as one does, hoping to gauge opinions on …

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War on Christmas Finally Ends

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This Week In Bears

Crime continues to plague our CMU campus, even as we approach winter break. In this case, our loyal reporters have followed the crumb trail to a pair of menaces doing suspicious activity around campus for the past weeks.

Camper Crushers Take to Unicycles

Two bears have recently joined …

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An advertisement showing a picture of a young girl dressed as a witch next to a lawyer. It reads: "Have You or a Loved One Been Victimized By Delinquent Candy Thieves? Call CMU Legal to Lock Them Up!"

Forbes Construction Polymarket

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Boeing's Accident Rate Drops 15% After Buying a Slightly More Expensive 3D Printer

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After a streak of disastrous quarters for the aerospace industry giant Boeing, a new audit reveals that their commercial airliner accident rate has fallen by approximately 15%. Internal memorandums note a new development at R&D is to thank for this success: an upgrade to the 3D printers …

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Crystals for home improvement

2025 is sure to be quite a stressful year, and Readme is here to help. With the guidance of nature’s most magical healing entities, become one with the spirits and dispel the cockroaches in your dorm. The healing crystal techniques described here have been used since the dawn of Carnegie …

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Lockheed Martin ad showing a large piece of military equipment on a hill overseeing a large, populous city. It's captioned "the war on Christmas ends with us."
A "DIY 2-player word search" on a 3x3 grid with words including XXX and OOO.
"CMU Graphic Design Club, sponsored by README (please join, we need artists)" / "graphic design is our passion!!!!" [lots of rainbow colors and poor-quality sketches]

The 'car' in Carnegie

Margaret Morrison Street is a beloved dainty throughway within the confines of Carnegie Mellon University bordered by many residence halls, such as Boss, McGill, Scobell, Welch, Henderson, as well as the biological hazard known as “Donner House”.

A safety analysis run by CMU’s highly esteemed professor Dr. Et …

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CMU Unveils New Dating App

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Falls In Love Comic

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Cryptid Corner: Guy Who Just Learned The Word "Liminal"

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Divorce Winnings

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Rightward Shift in Optimal Arousal Level to Maximize Productivity

From the enclosure movement in 18th century England, the owning class has been tasked with answering how to maximize the productivity of their peons. As the modern American university becomes increasingly corporate and a profit-seeking endeavor, similar questions are now being asked by university administrators. Many things have been tried …

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A sketch of a bed with a crumpled-up issue of readme and a crumpled-up issue of the Tartan. The readme issue is labeled "readme does aftercare," and it's smoking a cigarette.

Cat For Sale

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Amid Pitt Threat, Defensive Campus Turtles to Increase in Number

As the laser cannon atop the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning nears completion, projected for the fall 2024 semester, Pitt students rejoice their opportunity to reenter the locked top floors of Cathy to zap unsuspecting CMU students. A Pitt alumn elaborated in an interview, “I always loved studying up …

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Back to School at CMU

It’s once again that time of the year for students to prepare to return to Pittsburgh for another semester at dear ol’ Carnegie Tech. And what better way is there to kick off the new year than with a trip to the bookstore for some back to school supplies? …

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A Wikipedia-style donation banner, which descends into caffeine-withdrawal-fueled pleading.
An intensely detailed hand-sketched map of CMU, interspersed with doodles and thoughts.

A letter from the Editor

It's hard to figure out what we're going to say in these first few issues. The freshmen class is so new. Unsullied with the weight of the world you'll start carrying after syllabus weeks. Hopeful for the memories and bonds you'll form in their two or three hours of free …

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FBI Agents Are So Hot..... Please Ask Me Out

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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."
Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • Due to overenrollment, CMU to add 4 AM exam slots • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed • Are you tired of being normal? I'm not, so fuck you! • What you need to know about the upcoming resting bitch face competition • CMU Suicide Club announces no returning members for Academic Year 25-26 • My dad got both anthrax and smallpox shots, and they didn't even protect him from the IED • Meta-­analysis of several studies conclude that Gen Alpha sucks at drinking • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • The Pitt season 2 production leaves 3 injured, 1 dead • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • Student’s handwriting so bad they accidentally created a cypher • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Scotch 'n Soda coffin appropriated for student school spirit • Kanye up to something • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • 5th year "senior" suspiciously eager to apply to be an orientation counselor • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • I met Santa Claus, she's black • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Hilbert Hotel relocated to Doherty • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • QUIZ: What your opinions on the scrotal asmmetry of statues says about you! • Naughty List leaked • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot • Garden tour: the fridge you haven't cleaned out since winter break • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Student who once contemplated an evening of self­care and early sleep now facing the consequences of shitty time management • Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • Due to overenrollment, CMU to add 4 AM exam slots • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed. • Are you tired of being normal? I'm not, so fuck you! • What you need to know about the upcoming resting bitch face competition • CMU Suicide Club announces no returning members for Academic Year 25-26 • My dad got both anthrax and smallpox shots, and they didn't even protect him from the IED • Meta-­analysis of several studies conclude that Gen Alpha sucks at drinking. • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • The Pitt season 2 production leaves 3 injured, 1 dead. • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • Student’s handwriting so bad they accidentally created a cypher • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Scotch 'n Soda coffin appropriated for student school spirit • Kanye up to something • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • 5th year "senior" suspiciously eager to apply to be an orientation counselor. • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Hilbert Hotel relocated to Doherty • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • QUIZ: What your opinions on the scrotal asmmetry of statues says about you! • Naughty List leaked. • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot. • Garden tour: the fridge you haven't cleaned out since winter break • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Student who once contemplated an evening of self­care and early sleep now facing the consequences of shitty time management