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CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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A Letter from the Editor

Following a disappointing showing from readme in the first issue, we were going to fire the entire editorial staff and replace them all with variants of ChatGPT. We are told this will cut costs and raise profits, but unfortunately, due to labor laws, immigration laws, marriage laws, and regular old …

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A word search which, when completed, appears strangely similar to a certain four-panel comic.
A sketch of three crows sitting at a bar with drinks.
A library card which has "WHORE" written on it in scratchy lettering.

Andrew Carnegie had the right idea

People who know me in person may know that I am a man who wears underwear. But shopping for men's underwear feels really gay, because you have to like, look at lots of men in underwear. This is a problem, because I am very homophobic.

I considered wearing women's …

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A logo depicting a dragon with a black head and red jaw, which has "CMU" stamped on it in serif font.

The Man, The Myth, The Farnam

Hey you, did you know that Carnegie Mellon University has its very own version of Superman? A larger-than life guy so essential to campus life whether social, financial, sexual, or academic? A man so powerful he can bend steel beams with his own two hands? A man who can safely …

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A 3-panel comic. In the first panel, one person says "wanna come see a cool feature of my dorm?". Another person labeled "oblivious freshman" says "sure!". in the second panel, the first person opens a door labeled with a biohazard sign, and the freshman is shown with a confused question-mark sign. The third panel depicts a shower curtain covered in black mold. The upperclassman asks "aren't you excited for CMU housing?", to which the freshman replies "wtf".

One's a magazine. One's a human. Now they're married.

Just a few short articles ago, they were strangers. One, a newspaper, born in a VersaLink printer, and the other, a student of Carnegie Mellon University. They're an unlikely couple, but they show that love truly has no bounds. Their wedding is set to take place on the scenic slopes …

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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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Readme Crime Report

So much scamming and thieving is happening around campus lately. It's bad for the university, but great for my job stability.

Stolen Forbes Beeler Installation

Recently, the sculpture outside of the Forbes Beeler apartments has been stolen. Large scuff marks leading to Fairfax have been found by students. …

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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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Two similar sketches of the base of Walking to the Sky with Warner Hall in the background. In one image, a crushed piano has just landed on top of what is now a splatter of blood.
An image of water balloons flying toward Hunt Library, superimposed with letters spelling "WE GAZORCH...and so can you."
"Are exams fucking you over? Fuck them back!" [box of Viagra]

Wean is Shabbat Friendly?

On Shabbat, Jews are not to parttake in physical activity, work, or use contraptions that use electricity voluntarily – which means one cannot press the buttons of an elevator. Many institutions use what are known as “shabbat elevators”, which are elevators that stop and open at every floor, such that …

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Grandma's Secret Recipes, Volume 167

Sweet Surprise Chili 2 lbs ground beef 1 lb venison, fresh 2 cans red tomatoes (none of those damn other colors) 1 can sweet corn kernels 1 pack bacon 1 carton steel nails (add rust for flavor) ½ carton milk 2 tbsp garlic salt 2 tbsp lard

Melt lard …

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Best countries to study abroad in to study in Russia

Want to study abroad in Russia, but can't because of geopolitics? Check out this list of 10 countries to try instead, which will have you studying abroad in Russia in no time!

10. Ukraine

Give Trump and Putin a few weeks to negotiate, and you'll undoubtedly find yourself …

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A photograph of a student next to Kim Jong Un with block letters saying "study abroad at North Korea today."

Optimize Your Garden With These Simple Tricks

Dearest reader, consider this inquiry: You are the sole proprietor of a home garden (a real one, not in Animal Crossing or wherever AOC makes her press releases nowadays). You own the land free and clear. You go out for mocktails every week with the two other gardeners in your …

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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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CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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Buzzfeed.com: Top 10 Times you looked in the mirror and saw your mother’s face and asked yourself if you’re doomed to repeat your parents mistakes • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • In huge improvement, only three people have gotten food poisoning by CMU dining today! • Person who said "Wow, that was easy" after exam stoned to death • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • End of semester reflection: That O-week situationship was a really good idea • Math Department discovers non-­Euclidean space in Doherty Hall C­level • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Chemistry majors disappointed to learn their degree does not come with a "license to kill" • How to feng shui your killdozer • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • CMU linguistics department finishes 70 year project to translate ancient Egyptian porno • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • NEW RECORD: 3 CMU students manage to have sex over Carnival, allegedly with other humans • Zeno’s Paradox Reason Why Our Sports Teams Suck • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • OPINION: Are Icebreakers hazing? • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Incoming SCS welcome packet now includes map of showers on campus • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Hasbro publishes internship rejection trading card game • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • How to tell if your lesbian is a reform rabbi (she is) • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Gregor Samsa wakes, horrified, to find himself transformed into Tepper student • Buzzfeed.com: Top 10 Times you looked in the mirror and saw your mother’s face and asked yourself if you’re doomed to repeat your parents mistakes. • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • In huge improvement, only three people have gotten food poisoning by CMU dining today! • Person who said "Wow, that was easy" after exam stoned to death • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • End of semester reflection: That O-week situationship was a really good idea. • Math Department discovers non-­Euclidean space in Doherty Hall C­level • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Chemistry majors disappointed to learn their degree does not come with a "license to kill" • How to feng shui your killdozer • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • CMU linguistics department finishes 70 year project to translate ancient Egyptian porno • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • NEW RECORD: 3 CMU students manage to have sex over Carnival, allegedly with other humans • Zeno’s Paradox Reason Why Our Sports Teams Suck • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • OPINION: Are Icebreakers hazing? • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Incoming SCS welcome packet now includes map of showers on campus • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Hasbro publishes internship rejection trading card game. • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • How to tell if your lesbian is a reform rabbi (she is). • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym. • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists. • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Gregor Samsa wakes, horrified, to find himself transformed into Tepper student