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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 booth which is standing on large chicken legs.
A handwriting worksheet for the letter C, labeled "C is for Carnegie Mellon", bearing the official CMU stamp.
[TODO]
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."
An advertisement consisting of text superimposed on an image of Walking to the Sky taken from behind the statue of a child who looks upward. it states: "Now hiring! New vacancy open at Walking to the Sky! Call (412) 268-2323 to apply today! (*Rest in peace, cmudaddythicc)"
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.
A color-by-number of a flag, where the entire flag is numbered 1 for red.

Throwing a BOO-tiful Networking Mixer

With Halloween just around the corner, underachieving slackers everywhere are throwing parties. Now, horror movies are pretty scary, but I can’t think of anything more frightening than wasting valuable time on “fun” and “leisure”. Worry not, though: there is a way to celebrate Halloween while still maximizing productivity and increasing …

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An advertisement with a picture of a shark in a formal suit. The top reads "want your student loans to sleep with the fishes? Call 1-800-LOAN-SHARK now!". The bottom has long fine print with ridiculous terms.
The packaging for "Children's Tylenot [sic]", labeled "Does NOT Contain Acetaminophen"
"Is your GPA below 3.0? Did you fail your last midterm? Will it take a miracle to pull your grades out of the gutter? You don't need a miracle. You always have another option. ENLIST NOW!" [background fades to camo pattern]

Undergrad Senate Exposed for Really Craving Wingstop

PITTSBURGH, PA

(Whis L. Blower)

In a shocking turn of events this past Tuesday, the Undergraduate Student Senate, a committee of 38 seemingly famished individuals, has been secretly indulging themselves in oodles of the most mediocre fried chicken known to mankind. Now you, reader, might be asking, "Whoa …

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A candy heart bearing the message "R U work? Because UR in my <3"
A picture of Farnam Jahanian in cool glasses drinking something from a bottle. It's captioned "make this Carnival an event you won't remember," followed by a logo saying "everclear."
"Days since the Tartan said a slur: 7,461"

Researchers discover brief existence of Marnegie Cellon

Scientists have been studying unusual patterns of molecules in space for decades now, which tend to be artifacts of well-known universal phenomena, like supernovas.

However, one of the latest studies of these molecular “fingerprints” has yielded a result far more surprising than anyone could have ever imagined: A specific …

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An ad for Flouride-Free Water by RFK Jr., "Now infused with Ivermectin for optimal illness recovery; drink those liberal tears". The logo reads "No F Given", where "F" is the periodic table tile for Flourine.
A MadLibs in which you write your own readme review.
An ad for a "march against leap year," beginning on March 1st ("no, the REAL March 1st").
An ad for "rent-a-mom", which offers "styles" including "helicopter mom", "soccer mom", and "millennial mom". A disclaimer states "each sold separately. family therapy is at no additional charge."

Readme Travel Blog: Honeymoon Edition!

EXCLUSIVE: Readme has shared moments from their honeymoon with the Reader at a mysterious island getaway (Readme is on the run from the authorities for alleged “terrorism” in last week’s issue). The two used a private paper airplane to hop between exciting destinations around the world such as [redacted] and …

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A Wikipedia-style donation banner, which descends into caffeine-withdrawal-fueled pleading.
Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • Are you tired of being normal? I'm not, so fuck you! • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Physics department studies aerodynamics of unpopular physics professor • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • Enemy surrenders; no match for roboclub killing machines • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Actual fire in Morewood; No one leaves this time • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • Wiegand devoid of O-week food after USAID shuttered • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • King Charles III to consider castling • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • C@CMU: CMU's cultural touchstone • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • CMU student skips Halloween party by dressing as Godot • "Exciting new internship abroad!" says ROTC • README Purchases Scottish Terrier Mascot • I have an opinion on Israel Palestine and you can too! • Readme's own Fulke Fuchs supports Admin's declaration that "Trump" is a curse word • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus • Homeless Ph.D. student holds fence for record 5 years, fails quals • My dad got both anthrax and smallpox shots, and they didn't even protect him from the IED • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics. • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • Are you tired of being normal? I'm not, so fuck you! • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Physics department studies aerodynamics of unpopular physics professor • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • Enemy surrenders; no match for roboclub killing machines. • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Actual fire in Morewood; No one leaves this time. • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • Wiegand devoid of O-week food after USAID shuttered. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee. • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • King Charles III to consider castling • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • C@CMU: CMU's cultural touchstone • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • CMU student skips Halloween party by dressing as Godot. • "Exciting new internship abroad!" says ROTC. • README Purchases Scottish Terrier Mascot. • I have an opinion on Israel Palestine and you can too! • Readme's own Fulke Fuchs supports Admin's declaration that "Trump" is a curse word • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus. • Homeless Ph.D. student holds fence for record 5 years, fails quals • My dad got both anthrax and smallpox shots, and they didn't even protect him from the IED • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death