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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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School of Music to relocate practice rooms to the backrooms

PITTSBURGH, PA

As construction continues all over the lower floors of the CFA building, students have begun to wonder what exactly it is that the School of Music is building and why it's taking so long. Thankfully, their questions will soon be answered, as leaked internal messages between SoM …

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A Modest Proposal for dealing with after hours noise

It is a melancholy object to those who walk though this great campus, when they see the streets and roads crowded with loud-mouthed hooligans. Studious learners must keep their windows boarded, and their doors shut to keep the noise from irresponsible teenagers who, as they grow up, either turn to …

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A screenshot of a browser search history filled with "hot fbi agents," surrounded by pictures of FBI agents and hearts. "I know you can see my search history you know how badly I need this <3"
The packaging for "Children's Tylenot [sic]", labeled "Does NOT Contain Acetaminophen"
"Escaping Samsara for engineers," an incredibly detailed hand-sketched diagram which this alt text could unfortunately not do justice to.
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."

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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"New study abroad program announced: Hell. Contact your advisor to apply today!" [image of Farnam Jahanian shaking hands with the devil, surrounded by flames] "*Tepper stuents will receive priority"
A dimly lit black-and-white photo of a corridor with a shadowy creature  running toward the camera.

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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10 Reasons readme is better than The Tartan

1) Better at news

Unlike The Tartan, which operates on the ideas that journalism should be "fair" and "unbiased", readme is the only campus news source that includes fun quips interesting comments, and other eccentricities.

2) Better words

Find me a single example of the Tartan using …

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Readme Sex Survey Results

The Tartan, a scourge on all good, dishonest reporting, recently published a survey on the sexual behaviors of the student population. We could not let this stand. Since every single readme staffer is a veritable sex magnet (unlike those treehugging, literaturereading geeks at the Tartan), we decided to do our …

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A poll of students labeled "why were you at a CMU football game?" [pie chart with the following data: "thought it was a 112 recitation" is 35.5%, "I heard chicks dig sports guys" is 4.8%, "lost" is 16.1%, "if a ball hits me I get an excused absence" is 16.1%, and "my friend is in Kiltie and begged me for two hours" is 27.4%]
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.

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 movie poster for "Real Classes Have Curves."

Inventor Claims AI Powered Paperclip "DIFFERENT THAN CLIPPY"

Up-and-coming Silicon Valley entrepreneur Blake Fence introduced his new product WOOORD (stylized all lowercase) at the famed annual SouthWestEast World Tech Conference on Tuesday. Fence presented his novel assistive technology to a room packed with world leaders and the biggest names in artificial intelligence, neural computation, and autonomous agents.

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A great-depression-era bread line, but for mental health.

Scobell House Risks Facing Demolition for Multiple Violations of Pennsylvanian Law

Scobell House is currently the only all­-women dormitory at CMU, but this will soon cease to be the case. In the fall of 2023, this student residential building officially opened after being renovated and was converted from an all-­male dormitory to an all­-women dormitory. However, only two years after its …

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A title saying "Concepts debuts new 'Converse' shoe", followed by pictures of shoes labeled "p -> q" and "q -> p" on a background of mathematical sample text.
A quiz labeled "Am I Austistic Quiz" with the subtitle "Find out now for free!" It has three questions: "What's your name?", "What's your date of birth?", and "Do you have autism?" (with options A and B for yes and no respectively). At the bottom, upside down text says "Key: Did you mostly select 'A'? You're autistic! Did you mostly select 'B'? Chances are you're not autistic."

POST-GAME REPORT: Man Murdered on Walking to the Sky

Hello everyone! Mike Rophon, ReadMe’s resident sports announcer here to bring you the rundown on the spectacular events of the past few days. Since the sports scene on campus is going through a rough patch, I’ll be bringing you the play-by-play of yesterday’s homicide.

Auntie Readme was found dead, …

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Following surprise come-from-behind campaign, George Michael announced as U.S. President Elect

president elect In a landslide victory, George Michael has successfully secured his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election. This marks the first time a third-party candidate has ever won a presidential election in United States History. Michael is also the first animal to reach the position of Commander in Chief since Garfield’s …

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Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person • Meta-­analysis of several studies conclude that Gen Alpha sucks at drinking • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Homeless Ph.D. student holds fence for record 5 years, fails quals • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • President Farnam spotted frequenting Carnival Parties • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Pope endorses climbing Hamerschlag as only "holy" contraception: "your gametes will be smote by the power of God • To ease staffing troubles, Philosophy Department begins tying professors to trolley tracks • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • How to not have your self-esteem brought down by all the clearly smarter students in your tour group • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Rabbi hot?! • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • CMU students shocked to discover relationships exist outside of movies • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • "Surely the middle eastern conflict will not get worse" says increasingly nervous man for 100th time today • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes • Breaking: Worst man you know is about to dangle mistletoe over his head • Top 10 CMU buildings I'd pick up if I were Godzilla • I don't know how to spell Renassance either, French people assure us • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Megachurch forms PokéStop • Sweepstakes Chair bans buggy-­driving amputees, claiming they have competitive advantage • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • “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 • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • California fires evicted after failure to meet high rent prices • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person. • Meta-­analysis of several studies conclude that Gen Alpha sucks at drinking. • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Homeless Ph.D. student holds fence for record 5 years, fails quals • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • President Farnam spotted frequenting Carnival Parties • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Pope endorses climbing Hamerschlag as only "holy" contraception: "your gametes will be smote by the power of God. • To ease staffing troubles, Philosophy Department begins tying professors to trolley tracks. • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • How to not have your self-esteem brought down by all the clearly smarter students in your tour group • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Rabbi hot?! • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • CMU students shocked to discover relationships exist outside of movies. • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • "Surely the middle eastern conflict will not get worse" says increasingly nervous man for 100th time today • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes. • Breaking: Worst man you know is about to dangle mistletoe over his head • Top 10 CMU buildings I'd pick up if I were Godzilla. • I don't know how to spell Renassance either, French people assure us. • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Megachurch forms PokéStop • Sweepstakes Chair bans buggy-­driving amputees, claiming they have competitive advantage • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists. • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • “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. • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • California fires evicted after failure to meet high rent prices • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad."