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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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Novel Methods of Preventing Wasteful Elevator Use at CMU

Introduction

When John Elevator first unveiled elevators at the Chicago World Fair in Des Moines IA, 1462, the technology immediately garnered worldwide adoption. Buildings could access untold verticality once the ascension of hundred-floor constructions was no longer bounded by the feeble power of human muscle and bone, but …

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"CMU Crying Club: Wanting to learn what CMU's all about? Tired of crying alone? Has the Carnegie workload finally beaten the life out of your eyes? Join CMU Crying Club! Now partnering with Concepts for even more tears" [stick figures crying]

"Drink fucking water you asocial, unhealthy fucking freaks," nine out of ten doctors say

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. As we all find ourselves rejuvenating our love for Avatar: The Last Airbender, I present to you an important lesson. Water. We discuss whether water is wet or not. We spend so much time discussing it, but we do not spend enough time drinking it. So, …

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The packaging for "Children's Tylenot [sic]", labeled "Does NOT Contain Acetaminophen"

CMU Announces New Tradition - Inverse Bungee Jumping

diagram of inverse bungee jumping As we all know, CMU has a long history of inventing new traditions, setting itself apart from all other universities in the observable universe. From buggy racing, to releasing starving Scottish Terriers after hiding students covered in peanut butter, to painting the fence, the Harvard of Appalachia has a wealth …

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Evolution of Hetero Sapiens

Up until the 1960s, the student body of Carnegie Mellon University consisted solely of gay men. Passionate academic rivalries and long nights in the lab together fostered a thriving homosexual population at CMU. De Fer ran out of iced coffee by 8:03 every morning, and the CMU Philharmonic played nothing …

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A "WANTED DEAD" poster for spotted lanternflies.

I Was Abducted and Brought to the Mellon Institute

It was a normal Thursday night, meaning I had one tequila soda, one IPA, three tequila sodas, and a Celsius. I was walking back to my dorm from Squirrel Hill when a bright light appeared over me. All of a sudden, I found myself falling over. I assumed it was …

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Manifest Destiny Doesn't Work in Europe

CMU students in exchange programs throughout Europe have made a shocking discovery. The great American pastime of manifesting destiny is, while not unheard of, frowned upon by most of Europe. Pioneering American students tried many popular manifest destiny strategies, but none of them seemed to work.

Manifest destiny has …

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Tax Guide for Santa's Presents

After much confusion and arrests during last year’s Christmas, the IRS has decided to release an official tax guide for any presents received from Santa. This will be a comprehensive 50-page guide listing all the various rules for how to declare these presents, factoring things like value, type, Christmas spirit, …

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Duo Push Goes Rogue

An unknown Computer Science major has been arrested after reportedly releasing a computer virus across Carnegie Mellon’s campus. The virus targets the Duo Push mobile app, causing it to be triggered whenever a CMU ID card is swiped. If authentication is not performed within sixty seconds, the virus will …

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A word search, but the words are all censored.

Heart not in work, striking Homestead workers declare

After weeks of refusing to stay working at the steel mill past 2 a.m., employees at Homestead Steel Works have finally gone on strike. They are protesting outside the factory, saying that working all day without a lunch break is “unethical.” Some complain they have not been home to visit …

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Fact Checking The Gettysburg Address

With the election season reaching its apex, I have found it necessary to untangle some of the webs of misinformation that have been weaved through underhanded political campaigns. At the forefront of this country's greatest deception is none other than the highly esteemed so-called “honest” Abe.

That’s right! If …

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Traffic Calming Solution

The City of Pittsburgh has released an official statement following questions about PRT’s bus route redesign, which includes retiring a bus line on Fifth Avenue and rerouting affected buses to Forbes Avenue.

“Obviously, there are concerns about safety, given the increased congestion on Forbes Avenue,” said PRT spokesperson Mr. …

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Nine-and-a-half theses on comedy

  1. When the humorist writes, he ought to will the entire piece be one of intelligibility.

  2. Satire cannot be understood as merely the presence of references and proper nouns; artificial intelligence, Farnam Jahanian, Palantir, and Charlie Kirk do not a joke make.

  3. When …

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Readme Gets Absurd

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Scotty Dog Cheating, Martha Is Speechless!

Once again, the cheating allegations cannot escape Scotty Dog who was seen leaving Schenley Park with Clifford the Big Red Dog in photos posted to X and Reddit by Paparazzi. However it seems these allegations are not just allegations as videos were taken of Clifford kissing Scotty Dog. Scotty Dog’s …

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A Wikipedia-style donation banner, which descends into caffeine-withdrawal-fueled pleading.
A library card which has "WHORE" written on it in scratchy lettering.

Pierre Menard, Author of the 15-122 Final

Long before a student has even enrolled in 15-122, it is guaranteed they have already contemplated and come to dread the class. It’s encountered in rumors and Reddit threads long before a student even sets foot on campus. By the time one is ready to take it, the class has …

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A photo of a lawn absolutely covered in lawn gnomes.
Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • How to have a hot AI data center summer • Is your polycule centralized, or peer-to-peer? Find out now! • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • "Fire!" and other things to shout during a popular movie • Alumni find 50% of soul returns after donating to Readme (cmureadme.com/donate) • Child tries to separate parents to get two Christmases • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Confidential: Exam answers revealed to student in Hunan noodles • REPORT: If Kamala really wanted my vote, she wouldn’t’ve made me late to class • Lawmakers determine abortion to be legal only when Mercury is in retrograde • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list • I went back in time and fucked Isaac Newton to prevent calculus, and other shocking confessions • You think you're a leftist? I'm wearing Che Guevara! • "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 • Protein folding orgy finally gets the structure right • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • How to have a hot AI data center summer • Is your polycule centralized, or peer-to-peer? Find out now! • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • "Fire!" and other things to shout during a popular movie. • Alumni find 50% of soul returns after donating to Readme (cmureadme.com/donate). • Child tries to separate parents to get two Christmases • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Confidential: Exam answers revealed to student in Hunan noodles • REPORT: If Kamala really wanted my vote, she wouldn’t’ve made me late to class • Lawmakers determine abortion to be legal only when Mercury is in retrograde • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list. • I went back in time and fucked Isaac Newton to prevent calculus, and other shocking confessions. • You think you're a leftist? I'm wearing Che Guevara! • "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. • Protein folding orgy finally gets the structure right. • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë.