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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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Stop asking where I'm from

So I've just met you. Maybe we're standing in line for La Prima. Or we’re next to each other in recitation. Anyways, we're chatting casually. Name, year, major, and then you drop the question: "Where are you from?"

I'm sure you thought it was oh-so harmless. Just small talk. …

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All my Jewish Friends say the most antisemitic things

As someone who isn’t Jewish, I have not been involved in the production of the ReadMe Passover Issue. But even if it’s not my place, I would just like to say something. And I swear, it isn’t because it’s written by Jewish people. I have nothing against the Jewish people. …

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One must imagine Sisyphus' Heart is in the work

The gods have commanded Carnegie Mellon students to ceaselessly start and submit assignments, only for more notifications to appear on Canvas at the end of the day. They found no crueller punishment for the students’ hubris than this dreadful, repetitive task. There are many varying accounts for why the students …

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My mommy says I can't go to war

My mommy said I can’t go to war.
My mommy said I can’t go to bootcamp.
My mommy said I can’t go to basic training.

My mommy said war is scary.
My mommy said I’m her precious little boy.
My mommy said I am going to get hurt in …

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Readme Retraces Its Steps

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FAST and RAW Romance Advice

Readers of ReadMe, you know that we’ve always promised you an educational, engaging, and deadly serious article of the highest standards. On this special occasion, we promise no differently. This is all the advice you deserve to handle romance and love in your life.

YOU are failing to communicate.

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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.
"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"

Inside ReadMe Legal

Due to the substantial inquiries regarding the inner workings of ReadMe & Co, I have been chosen to represent the ReadMe Legal Department in disclosing the functions and responsibilities we adhere to in order to maintain ReadMe as a corporation and ensure the continued freedom of all ReadMe employees.

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README buys Farnam's Hair? Cost of CMU Leader's Locks

CMU President Farnam Jahanian with hair reminiscent of Elvis Presley's

In the days following README's bankruptcy, many questions have arisen, such as "how,” "why,” and "what's the difference between a marmot and a gopher.” The answer to at least two of these questions has recently come to light: Farnam's hair. It is still unclear why the hair of CMU's …

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My cat is an asshole

Yes, you read that right. My adorable, sweet, old-lady cat is a fucking asshole. Ever since the day we adopted her, my home has never known peace. She’s a smart asshole too. Early on, she discovered the miracle contraption known as a “window”. What did she do with this …

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CMU Apologizes For Typo, Tuition to Increase by 37.2% Instead of 3.72

The president of Carnegie Mellon University, Farnam Jahanian, recently issued an email apologizing for a typo in a recent tuition update sent to students. The email incorrectly notified students of a 3.72% price increase in tuition. In reality, the increase was 37.2%. Jahanian’s email writer, who also ghostwrites for …

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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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I swear to god I'm stalking you platonically

Look, there's no easy way to say this, and I've thought a lot about how I want to introduce myself. I just wanted to send this to clear things up.

As I'm sure you've noticed, I've been stalking you for some time now. I know you might think I'm …

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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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Homework Trouble

Dear Professor Choset,

I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. I wanted to inform you of some extenuating circumstances that may delay the submission of my Introduction to Robotics final. You see, Professor Choset, I built the spiffiest little robot anyone’s ever seen. It walked and …

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Love Letters To README

Dear Beloved Reader, Periodically I find myself thinking of you. My horoscopes tell me our stars align. ~ Yours truly, Readme

Dearest Readme, Today I was particularly drawn to your comics section. I have to say, you’re my type(face). ~ Eternally yours, Reader

My Darling Reader, No pressure …

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With child labor laws repealed, CMU Daycare begins buggy training

In the landmark Supreme Court case Buggy v. United States, child labor laws have successfully been repealed to allow the use of children for buggy drivers. CMU has already begun transforming its daycare center in Margaret Morrison into a state-of-the-art buggy training facility. Children as young as two will begin …

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Taste-testing Messiahs

Pretty often now, we'll have these bearded fucks wander into the temple telling us they're the savior we were promised. They like to wash people's feet (a little too much honestly), and go on and on about the true spirit of the holidays, until someone rich bothers to have them …

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EADME CIME EPOT

We have so much debt. As such, I have to use a typewite that’s missing a few keys. How will this cut costs and pay off the debt? No idea.

Phishing Scam A massive phishing scam was sent out by a compomised student oganization to 960 and 100 students …

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Best clubs for returning freshmen

For freshmen moving away from home for the first time, making new friends can seem daunting. However, the 350+ clubs at Carnegie Mellon provide plenty of outlets for students to make friends with shared interests. To encourage incoming students to meet others, README has compiled a list of some of …

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Iliano Spills All, Denies Ties to CIA!

On November 7th, README secured an interview with one of CMU's most famed figures: Dr. Illiano Cervesato, the professor for Principles of Imperative Computing. Reproduced below are some of the most intriguing, incriminating, and downright intransient questions and answers we got from this unprecedented collaboration.

Your class is infamous …

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Smoking cigarettes is the coward's way out of an oral fixation

It's a late night. I'm a private eye, packing a revolver and a second revolver, 'cause that's what you need in the rough-and-tumble streets of North Oakland. I wear a wire and a long coat, but there's one thing you'll never catch me with, and that's a cigarette drooping from …

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I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • C@CMU: CMU's cultural touchstone • CMU students need better fashion sense than red CMU hoodies ­ Report • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • The best clubs to join where you can get people to do your homework for you • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Carnegie Mellon administration to consider using Booths as freshman housing for 2025 • Sweepstakes Chair bans buggy-­driving amputees, claiming they have competitive advantage • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • November 4th is coming up and it's giving me an election • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • American Study-­Abroad Program expands school shootings worldwide • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • Gelt still more real than crypto • Worst kid in your Hebrew class insists on making Purim play a musical • Kanye up to something • Mrs. Claus revealed to actually be Amy Schumer • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Carnegie Mellon unveils plans to make second, shittier donner • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Athletes warm up by walking both ways uphill through Pittsburgh • Child tries to separate parents to get two Christmases • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • All of Science wrong. Oops • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame. • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition. • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • C@CMU: CMU's cultural touchstone • CMU students need better fashion sense than red CMU hoodies ­ Report • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • The best clubs to join where you can get people to do your homework for you. • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Carnegie Mellon administration to consider using Booths as freshman housing for 2025 • Sweepstakes Chair bans buggy-­driving amputees, claiming they have competitive advantage • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • November 4th is coming up and it's giving me an election. • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • American Study-­Abroad Program expands school shootings worldwide. • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • Gelt still more real than crypto. • Worst kid in your Hebrew class insists on making Purim play a musical • Kanye up to something • Mrs. Claus revealed to actually be Amy Schumer • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Carnegie Mellon unveils plans to make second, shittier donner • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Athletes warm up by walking both ways uphill through Pittsburgh • Child tries to separate parents to get two Christmases • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • All of Science wrong. Oops. • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights.