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Readme Summer School


Finals Week Sestina

As I enter the cold concrete cervix of Wean,
the gold plaque of Raymond smells my fear.
I order a coffee that’ll make me shit
out all my self loathing and lack of sleep.
I don’t think I’ve retained a thing from this class.
It might be worth risking the …

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Fruity Take on CMU Housing

Back when Welch's was just a grape juice company, Andrew Carnegie was their biggest fan. In fact, in 1905, he built the beloved Welch House in the company's honor (and for a very generous donation) similarly to the Giant Eagle Auditorium or the Trojan Center for the Performing Arts.

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Overheard at CMU

Feb 19

motion to create the chaired the chaired uh motion to create the chair uh ah shit whats the word for it whats the word for group, club, chair organization committee, sorry whole lotta stress looking at your eyes aw man ever since yeah, I’m sorry. Motion …

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Students Rush to Graduate as End of World Looms

DECEMBER 20, 2012 - While CMU students have always tried to graduate in less than 8 semesters, only the quickly approaching demise of all life on Earth could incentivize even the most burnt out underachievers to get their degree before spring. Despite astronomers’ insistence that Sagittarius A* is too far …

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A set of four fake CMU missed connections: "To the asianest asian who ever asianed, I'm so into you (because you're asian)", "To the guy who was walking through Doherty two weeks ago, who I will provide no further descriptors of, you're so fine",  "To the girl I've been unflinchingly staring down for the whole semester, I can't tell if you're into me or deeply terrified of me, but I think we both want the same thing [smirk emoji]", and "I wanna fuck my TA so bad"

The realization that the year 2014 is in 4 hours 5 minutes 17 seconds, and its aging-related implications

In this paradigm-shifting study, we unveil the startling truth that our perception of time is seriously flawed. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the year that occurred four years ago was not 2016, but actually 2020. This conclusion was arrived at by the fact that 2024 - 4 = 2020, and not …

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So-called “Platform for Free Speech” Against Freedom of Painting with Balls

It is with a heavy heart and a profound sense of betrayal that I must address a grave injustice unfolding on our campus. Not long ago, I was confronted for the innocuous act of painting The Fence with my gonads. This is nothing less than a blatant violation of the …

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Overheard at CMU

Jan. 19

inside me, there is a wolf.... woof... woof WOOF WOOF WOOF BARK BARK WOOF YPYIP AWOOOOOO WOOF WOOF WOOF ARHGHGHGHHGHGHG


Jan. 22

"I can get a white lie shirt with 'my cousin never jacked off a salmon on accident" on the back"

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A Letter From The Editor

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

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Commonly Asked Dinner Q's

Whenever you bring home a new loved one for dinner, it’s inevitable that your parents will ask you questions about them. Bringing home your new copy of ReadMe is no different. Today we will discuss some of the questions you can anticipate will be asked of you and your new …

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"Are exams fucking you over? Fuck them back!" [box of Viagra]
A skeleton in a sports car looking back at you. Neon text reads "Adios, fucker! Have a good one, friend."

Hostile Booth Architecture

As Carnival season closes in on us, it is important to impress upon the larger Carnegie Mellon community the necessity of intelligent booth design. Of course, building codes and safety regulations are all well and good, but student organizations must be aware of a more fundamental factor affecting the quality …

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A word search for the word "word" filled entirely with the letter W (aside from "word" in the center).
A great-depression-era bread line, but for mental health.

Sweepstakes forbids new live-birth method

Just weeks ahead of Carnival, Sweepstakes has dropped a bombshell on all buggy teams: due to existing rules prohibiting mass loss during a race, the “live birth method” is officially banned. In previous years, buggy drivers would impregnate themselves prior to Carnival, nourishing the fetus with Stack’d and melatonin gummies. …

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The "Arrival" movie poster edited to feature spotted lanternflies.
A sketch of a worm saying "boy, I sure do love getting up early!", with a bird flying toward it in the background.
A Wikipedia-style donation banner, which descends into caffeine-withdrawal-fueled pleading.

Feng Shui for ruining your life

Have you ever felt like you were doing too well in your classes? Do you wake up too well-rested? Feng Shui is an essential practice for balancing your energy, and can be easily manipulated to prevent you from reaching your full potential. With ReadMe’s expert advice, any standard three-person one-room …

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Three students injured in West Point cake cutting ritual, reports claim

Last Friday, the nightly dessert distribution at United States Military Academy West Point turned deadly. Jeff, the plebe assigned to cut the fruitcake, doffed his hat and removed the laminated cake-slicing template from beneath it. He brushed fresh buzzcut hairs off the template and placed it on the cake. There …

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98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Prosecutor agrees to downgrade Capital Grains to 1st Degree Grains • School of Drama declares succession from Carnegie Mellon, relocating to a place with "fewer nerds" • New StuCo 99­042 announced: "What they DON'T Teach You in CMU StuCos" • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • CMU revises clone policy so you can take two exams at the same time • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • Is your polycule centralized, or peer-to-peer? Find out now! • Student Senate revolts after fourth straight week of tasty pizza at meetings • Deer given proper therapy and antidepressants significantly less likely to freeze in front of cars • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • Carnegie Mellon administration to consider using Booths as freshman housing for 2025 • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary • Huang was chosen to encapsulate the most important part of the CMU experience: Having AI shoved down your throat • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Prosecutor agrees to downgrade Capital Grains to 1st Degree Grains • School of Drama declares succession from Carnegie Mellon, relocating to a place with "fewer nerds" • New StuCo 99­042 announced: "What they DON'T Teach You in CMU StuCos". • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • CMU revises clone policy so you can take two exams at the same time • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame. • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • Is your polycule centralized, or peer-to-peer? Find out now! • Student Senate revolts after fourth straight week of tasty pizza at meetings • Deer given proper therapy and antidepressants significantly less likely to freeze in front of cars. • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • Carnegie Mellon administration to consider using Booths as freshman housing for 2025 • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary. • Huang was chosen to encapsulate the most important part of the CMU experience: Having AI shoved down your throat.