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The Tri-Wheelers of Pittsburgh

August 16th, 2026

I woke up in a cold sweat as the sirens blared across the street; that was the fourth house burnt to a crisp this week. There's no way it wasn’t them. As I went to sleep, I noticed a faint shadow just out of my sight. …

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Readme has hired world's funniest baby

Here at ReadMe, we’re hip with the youth. That’s why we make sure to give equal opportunity to comedians of all ages. And well, earlier this week, we found some truly outstanding talent: the funniest baby ever.

Herbert, 0 years old, was born with an innate knack for comedy …

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An advertisement showing a picture of a young girl dressed as a witch next to a lawyer. It reads: "Have You or a Loved One Been Victimized By Delinquent Candy Thieves? Call CMU Legal to Lock Them Up!"

"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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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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Some Popular Books

Where the Wild Things Are: 10/10. This mind-blowing pocket guide, published by Readme itself, assists sun-deprived, fun-deprived, perpetual studiers such as yourself in touching grass around campus. With directions to secret locations, such as “The Cut,” you’ll find yourself getting more Vitamin D this semester than ever before.

This …

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The Worm's Perspective: A Review of RFK's Brain

The human brain comes in a variety of different forms, from the quick and witty to the dull and sluggish. I had the opportunity to taste a unique and rare brain a few years ago, and had I known whose it was, I would have eaten the whole thing- what …

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A map of CMU's campus with many spots labeled. They include such notable Adderall distribution points as "clenched in daddy thicc's cheeks", "wean 9 in the blue glowing rooms", "the daycare", and "CMU Freaky house."

A Very Readme Christmas

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AI not human enough for me to abuse it

Dear Sam Altman,

As a small business owner, I'm looking for ways to optimize my repair shop to maximize profits. Sure, Felipe, Turner, and Pat slaving away for minimum wage is nice, but these woke liberals want minimum wage to be “livable”. How am I supposed to live if …

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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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An email saying buggy rolls have moved to the Gates helix.

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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SCOTUS strikes down law banning academic weapons in school zones

In a landmark 54 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the Weapons-Free School Zones Act of 1990, ruling it unconstitutional and finding in favor of plaintiff Alfonso Lopez, a student previously deemed an “academic weapon.” Congress’s argument was best encapsulated by Solicitor General Days’s impassioned defense:

The unchecked proliferation …

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Tepper Unveils New Hell Campus

“We fought hard to ensure our students a prime location. It’s like a stu-cation! Which is what we’re calling it when one of our students goes to Hell.”

- Dr. S. A. Tan, Office of Tepper Study Abroad Programs

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Funny Pranks We Legally Can't Tell You To Pull During Carnival

Pulling pranks is great, just yesterday I pulled a hilarious prank where I put opioids in a guy’s beer. With Carnival leading to all kinds of people being out and about on campus, it's the perfect time for a little fun. But maybe you’re tired of the same old boring …

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README experts analyze a game of Chess 2.0

We have some absolutely riveting chess gameplay between RandomBot and Saffron here today. In the first game of RandomBot's career, they put up a courageous fight against a rotating chess veteran, managing to promote a pawn, defend from queen-rook mate, thwart rook freedom, and prevent checkmate throughout the seventeen and …

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A MadLibs in which you write your own readme review.

Tales from Beyond Frick Park IV: One Bottle After Another

No one noticed the first bottle.

It appeared on Jenna’s desk in studio sometime between 2:14 AM, when she first sat down, and 5:37, when she finally looked away from her Rhino model to rest her eyes for a minute. A slightly crinkled 20 oz Dasani bottle, half full, …

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A word search, but the words are all censored.
Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym • Sisyphus tired of being imagined happy, quoted: "Can one of you help me with this damn rock instead?" • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • RA finds Olympic torch during room check • Wiegand devoid of O-week food after USAID shuttered • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • How to not have your self-esteem brought down by all the clearly smarter students in your tour group • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Campus router upgrade ends in unexpected raw meat surprise • Readme: 2.5 years of slur discourse with nothing to show for it • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Finding the best corner to stand in at a crowded party ­ a guide • Alumni find 50% of soul returns after donating to Readme (cmureadme.com/donate) • CMU to sponsor 12-hour continuous drinking challenge • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym. • Sisyphus tired of being imagined happy, quoted: "Can one of you help me with this damn rock instead?" • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • RA finds Olympic torch during room check • Wiegand devoid of O-week food after USAID shuttered. • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • How to not have your self-esteem brought down by all the clearly smarter students in your tour group • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list. • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Campus router upgrade ends in unexpected raw meat surprise. • Readme: 2.5 years of slur discourse with nothing to show for it • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Finding the best corner to stand in at a crowded party ­ a guide. • Alumni find 50% of soul returns after donating to Readme (cmureadme.com/donate). • CMU to sponsor 12-hour continuous drinking challenge • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective