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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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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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A marriage certificate for README. The name is filled in using pasted bits of cut-up newspaper.
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."
A word search, but the words are all censored.
"Are exams fucking you over? Fuck them back!" [box of Viagra]
"Are you a small Asian woman? CMU wants YOU for buggy driving! Contact a buggy org and strap into a tin can today!"
Cruella De Vil walking through an ornate door with a large grin. She's holding a cloth bag in front of her, about as tall as she is, which is dripping through at the bottom.
A Wikipedia-style donation banner, which descends into caffeine-withdrawal-fueled pleading.
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."
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.

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 dimly lit black-and-white photo of a corridor with a shadowy creature  running toward the camera.
A hamburger bun in inverse grayscale with a superimposed question mark.

A Letter From The Editor

I think this one's pretty funny. You should read it.

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ReadMe Bets Entire Budget on Landslide Mondale Election Victory

It’s not the 70s anymore. Hippies are out. Snorting cocaine in a yuppie penthouse is in. ReadMe is playing it fast and loose, strutting down Wall Street with slick backed hair, a new suit, and a son named ReadMe Jr. with a distant look in his eyes and a baseball …

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A recreation of the OJ Simpson car chase image, but with a buggy and pusher instead of the white Bronco.
A public service announcement which reads the following: "Carnegie Mellon Facilities Management Drought Advisory; NOTICE: Water rations will be available at approved locations in reduced 335 ml sizes. 500 ml bottles will be available only as a premium side at dining locations. Water is to be conserved for the following approved uses: AI datacenter cooling, watering concrete, grass (to be killed), and watering the Fence. Water is NOT to be used for the following: vegetables, emergency eyewash, and emergency and non-emergency showering. If you experience signs of dehydration, please bear with them or purchase Celsius or other beverages from vending machines at increased prices."
An unsolvable word search with words like "obvious" and "skillissue."
Coming soon...[readme logo with "uncensored" stamp] Sex! Drugs! Unedited fanfics! Be on the lookout for "readme, UNCENSORED"!
An advertisement containing formal-looking serif text and an image of a Tartan reporter in a suit whose head has been digitally altered to appear smushed. It reads: "Are you a reader of the Tartan? No? We're not surprised! Read The Tartan if you hate: asking questions; independently verified claims; proofread work; anything other than interviews; proper kerning; ...AND MORE!" followed by a quote "After all, just because someone said it, doesn't mean it's true" (attributed to "that guy over there")
"CMU Crying Club: Wanting to learn what CMU's all about? Tired of crying alone? Has the Carnegie workload finally beaten the life out of your eyes? Join CMU Crying Club! Now partnering with Concepts for even more tears" [stick figures crying]
Four logos: "work" with the "o" replaced with a scotty dog, "pipe it up" with bagpipes, "hang in there" with an emoji-ified Farnam Jahanian, and a sketch of Wean labeled "concrete jungle where dreams are made of".
A comic with three captioned illustrations. In order, it reads "not to flex on anyone, but I'm Jewish, and I got into art school just fine."
Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • Mudge Koi Fish never returned new sushi place set to open on Morewood Ave • Meteoric rise in Carnegie Mellon's name recognition: Record-breaking 3% of the population knows what CMU is, up from 1.8% in 2020 • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Farnam Jahanian declared President for Life by Board of Trustees, immediately begins purges • "See, I told you. I told you so," crows CS professor who refused to use Canvas • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • Elves join UAW Local 1701 • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Man I sure hope no one rejects this headline • In catastrophic scheduling snafu, every club at CMU has scheduled a meeting for the exact same time and date; "we really couldn't have predicted this", says student who scheduled a GBM for 5 pm on a Monday • Reviewing Gary’s neighbor Ted’s fish-grave-sized shovel • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Gelt still more real than crypto • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • New fraternity party house indistinguishable from background to ISIS execution video • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Due to overenrollment, CMU to expel losing team of Carnegie Cup immediately • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Seeing Lockheed Martin successes, Al­Qaeda to begin recruiting students on LinkedIn • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Mom if I find the afikomen can I have my turn on the space laser • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • Buggy orgs fret over possible shortages of small Asian women following letter on the CCP • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • Breaking news: student from California realizes ash falling from sky is actually snow • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up. • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises. • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • Mudge Koi Fish never returned new sushi place set to open on Morewood Ave • Meteoric rise in Carnegie Mellon's name recognition: Record-breaking 3% of the population knows what CMU is, up from 1.8% in 2020. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Farnam Jahanian declared President for Life by Board of Trustees, immediately begins purges • "See, I told you. I told you so," crows CS professor who refused to use Canvas. • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • Elves join UAW Local 1701. • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Man I sure hope no one rejects this headline. • In catastrophic scheduling snafu, every club at CMU has scheduled a meeting for the exact same time and date; "we really couldn't have predicted this", says student who scheduled a GBM for 5 pm on a Monday. • Reviewing Gary’s neighbor Ted’s fish-grave-sized shovel • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Gelt still more real than crypto. • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • New fraternity party house indistinguishable from background to ISIS execution video • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Due to overenrollment, CMU to expel losing team of Carnegie Cup immediately • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Seeing Lockheed Martin successes, Al­Qaeda to begin recruiting students on LinkedIn • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Mom if I find the afikomen can I have my turn on the space laser. • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • Buggy orgs fret over possible shortages of small Asian women following letter on the CCP • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • Breaking news: student from California realizes ash falling from sky is actually snow