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Readme Gets Absurd


Derealizating

Sometimes you don’t feel like a person. Sometimes you feel like you’re asleep and the people around you are guests on a podcast you forgot to turn off. There are a lot of words for this feeling, and most of them are long words starting with D: dissociation, disassociation, depersonalization, …

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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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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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Student Dies of Autoerotic Asphyxiation on Donner Swings

PITTSBURGH, PA In a first-of-its-kind incident for CMU, a student has passed away from asphyxiation by autofellatio, otherwise known as a “self suck incident.” Eyewitnesses report that late Thursday night, the victim approached the playground swings in the Donner Ditch, pulled their pants down, and proceeded to assume a position …

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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 word search for the word "word" filled entirely with the letter W (aside from "word" in the center).

Wait, people actually read this?

Just to like confirm, people read this shit? Like, this? Like ReadMe? This ReadMe? There’s not a different ReadMe CMU satire magazine right? Just this one? Which to reiterate, people read?

I thought this magazine only existed to use up our print quota. I thought we only put this …

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Hamburg Hall to be renamed Cheeseburg Hall

After much debate, David P. Bennett, the Vice President for University Advancement at CMU has officially made the decision to rename Hamburg Hall to Cheeseburg Hall. Designed in 1915, Cheeseburg Hall originally served as the headquarters for the U.S. Bureau of Mines; however, in 1984, the building was purchased by …

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An illustration of a stick figure being attacked by the Scotty dog in the CMU logo, captioned "beware feral scottie dogs."

A Very Readme Christmas

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How to Acquire and Care for Schrödinger’s Cat

So you want to get a cat, but that’s too easy. You want a pet that exists in a superposition of living and dead- a pet that makes your science friends think you’re cool. Thankfully, there is a solution. Schrödinger’s Cat is becoming wildly popular amongst college students at medium-sized …

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Boeing's Accident Rate Drops 15% After Buying a Slightly More Expensive 3D Printer

EVERETT, WA

After a streak of disastrous quarters for the aerospace industry giant Boeing, a new audit reveals that their commercial airliner accident rate has fallen by approximately 15%. Internal memorandums note a new development at R&D is to thank for this success: an upgrade to the 3D printers …

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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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Paleolithic tribe discovered in ancient Pittsburgh cave system

A routine safety inspection of the steam tunnels beneath Carnegie Mellon University went awry when an unexpected wall collapse revealed the heart of a still living ancient empire. When FMS workers attempted to survey the oldest section of CMU’s steam tunnels last Sunday, they accidentally triggered a minor sinkhole. The …

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Readme's Moderately Late Guide to Choosing your Freshman Dorm

As a freshman, freshwoman, or fresh non-binary person, part of your experience will be to live in one of CMU’s 13 premium housing options or Donner House. Without further ado, here’s Readme’s guide to everything you wish you’d known when you’d ranked your housing choices. We’d have published this article …

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Readme: An Unbiased, Impartial Review

I, Linda Green, a proud member of the Good Christian Mothers of America, would like to make my voice heard on this despicable and anti-Christian so-called satire newspaper.

I was first introduced to this wretched and unholy publication after I learned about the secret homosexual agenda of The Very …

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Donner Caretaker misses scheduled feeding time

In a regrettable incident this morning, Donner’s officially appointed caretaker missed the 485th annual Donner Creature feeding, the first feeding he was to perform after succeeding a 2025 graduate. In an exclusive statement to readme, the caretaker stated the reason for missing the feeding time:

“There’s a real baddie …

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A fun spin on a popular childhood game

Tag is a certified childhood classic, and everyone knows the rules. However, I have personally found that if you play it enough times, tag quickly becomes boring. Nevertheless, as a center of innovation, mastermind engineers in the halls of the Princeton of the Alleghenies have devised an updated version of …

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Last Rites: The Final Words of a Student Trapped in Gates

ReadMe’s most dedicated journalists have recently discovered a letter at the bottom of a Rohr Cafe – La Prima coffee cup, believed to be written by a student who never made it out of the Gates and Hillman centers. Out of respect for this fallen student, we have decided to …

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CMU Takes Position on Gates Divorce

In August of 2021, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates got a divorce after 27 years of profitable marriage. While the couples' finances have since been settled, CMU has quietly ignored a brewing custody battle over the Gates' favorite child: the Gates-Hillman Center.

While the 9-story building was conceived …

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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.
An unsolvable word search with words like "obvious" and "skillissue."

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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The original Star Wars movie poster with Luke and Leia's faces replaced with Farnam Jahanian's.
"The reality of being a safety icon: documenting the lives of those who save ours. In theaters April 1st." [many illustrations of stickmen getting drunk, snorting substances, stumbling around, and so on]
Florida legalizes abortion “if the fetus shows early signs of ‘a homosexual disposition’” • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • "Nobody's seen the drama students in a month, should we check on them?", says concerned RA • Most breakthroughs in modern geology found to just be someone finding a cool rock on their street • Duct tape, gags and other gifts for your conservative relatives • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Readme's own Fulke Fuchs supports Admin's declaration that "Trump" is a curse word • CMU students sign up for isolation experiments to find quiet study spots • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street • 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 • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • "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 • “I don’t have any finals this semester, just two projects, three papers…” • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Spinning benches found to be migratory ­ where do they go? • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU Physics rises to #1 worldwide following particle accelerator heist • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Due to overenrollment, CMU to begin holding classes in the steam tunnels • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • CMU rules military service ineligible for Experiential Learning • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Rabbi hot?! • Armed Martial Arts Clubs' Membership Skyrockets as new policy allows students to challenge AIVs by dueling • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is • Florida legalizes abortion “if the fetus shows early signs of ‘a homosexual disposition’” • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • "Nobody's seen the drama students in a month, should we check on them?", says concerned RA • Most breakthroughs in modern geology found to just be someone finding a cool rock on their street • Duct tape, gags and other gifts for your conservative relatives. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Readme's own Fulke Fuchs supports Admin's declaration that "Trump" is a curse word • CMU students sign up for isolation experiments to find quiet study spots • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street. • 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. • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • "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. • “I don’t have any finals this semester, just two projects, three papers…” • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Spinning benches found to be migratory ­ where do they go? • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU Physics rises to #1 worldwide following particle accelerator heist. • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Due to overenrollment, CMU to begin holding classes in the steam tunnels • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • CMU rules military service ineligible for Experiential Learning. • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Rabbi hot?! • Armed Martial Arts Clubs' Membership Skyrockets as new policy allows students to challenge AIVs by dueling • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics. • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold. • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is.