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Readme Gets Absurd


Am I the bazonkle?

Yesterday, I was taking the Zoop line back to my shelter pod after returning from a short half system-cycle trip to the flubble swamp. Now if you don't know anything about the flubble swamp, it's the peak of relaxation. There is no greater feeling in the multiverse than letting its …

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Hungry?

Are you feeling hungry? Because I sure know I am. With fall break coming up in only a few negative weeks, CMU students, faculty, and other people who eat things should be aware of the best dining options available around campus.

Doherty Hall:

Doherty is a year-round …

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A Missouri driver's license with all fields blank, labeled "DIY Fake ID".
A handwriting worksheet for the letter C, labeled "C is for Carnegie Mellon", bearing the official CMU stamp.
Coming soon...[readme logo with "uncensored" stamp] Sex! Drugs! Unedited fanfics! Be on the lookout for "readme, UNCENSORED"!

CMU was always a social experiment

Carnegie Mellon. You all know the name – founded in 1900 with the supposed intention of being a “technical institution” where our “hearts are in the work.” These are all lies that you have been fed by Big Behavioralism, because we know the real reason that CMU was founded.

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Small European Town Actually Not At All Romantic

This past summer, Carnegie Mellon ran its annual language immersion program in Italy. For the first time, the program was held in the small Italian town of Cappuccinovecchio, right between that place you forgot from tenth grade history class and that place you forgot from eleventh grade history class. In …

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"John Biren for President (definitely not Biden we swear)" / "VOTE" / "Remember, age is just a number" [image of Joe Biden in a fake moustache and dark glasses]

This Week In Bears

Crime continues to plague our CMU campus, even as we approach winter break. In this case, our loyal reporters have followed the crumb trail to a pair of menaces doing suspicious activity around campus for the past weeks.

Camper Crushers Take to Unicycles

Two bears have recently joined …

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[TODO]

President Eisenhower warns America how fucking cool the Military Industrial Complex will be

This past Monday morning of the wonderful current year of nineteen fifty I can’t be bothered to look up the right year, President Dwight Destructenator Eisenhower stepped onto the stage at a 9 a.m. press conference and chugged from his liter of vodka as he prepared to give his most …

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Readme Sex Survey Results

The Tartan, a scourge on all good, dishonest reporting, recently published a survey on the sexual behaviors of the student population. We could not let this stand. Since every single readme staffer is a veritable sex magnet (unlike those treehugging, literaturereading geeks at the Tartan), we decided to do our …

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A chess board in the starting position captioned "Puzzle 1: mate in 34."
A word search, but the words are all censored.
A word search which repeatedly tells the reader to take a deep breath and start breathing manually.

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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"Can you solve this puzzle? Fill in the blanks and return to the HUB to win a secret prize!" [A copy of the CMU withdrawal form: "Complete this form if you intend to leave Carnegie Mellon with no intention to return."]
[TODO]
An Indiana Jones movie poster for a film entitled "Indiana Jones and the Collapsing Market," with the subtitle "dead men make no sales."
Lockheed Martin ad showing a large piece of military equipment on a hill overseeing a large, populous city. It's captioned "the war on Christmas ends with us."
An image of Santa Claus captioned "Believe in Santa. How else can he believe in himself?"
An unsolvable word search with words like "obvious" and "skillissue."
A photo of a lawn absolutely covered in lawn gnomes.

‘I’m good’ Not Followed By Long Contemplative Silence, Officials Investigating

February 24th, 2024, 4:46PM: In a shocking turn of events, a local student exchanging pleasantries responded “I’m good” without a long, heavy silence brimming with unsaid daily anxieties, unfulfilled ambitions and existential dread.

“They didn’t even follow the statement with a discussion about how few hours of sleep they …

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Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Demolition Company breaks up married couple • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • The best clubs to join where you can get people to do your homework for you • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • They may take our lives, but they'll NEVER take our US NEWS rankings! • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Hilbert Hotel relocated to Doherty • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Scandal as Kermit found in saucy Peppa pics, Ms Piggy exclusive interview! • Dr. Pepper finally earns medical doctorate from American Health Association • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity • Chemistry majors disappointed to learn their degree does not come with a "license to kill" • Professor Iliano Cervesato applies for an RA position in E-Tower following Carnegie Cup Cheating Allegations • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • Zeno’s Paradox Reason Why Our Sports Teams Suck • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee • “I’ve been conducting for 17 years straight now,” says former Eurhythmics student. “I’ve seen God, and she breathes at 62 bpm” • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • The Underground meets newest competitor, the Aboveceiling • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Biology department recommends students engineer another pandemic for finals reprieve, extra credit offered • Local hero: student finally folds laundry that has been marniating in the bin for the last week • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Demolition Company breaks up married couple. • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam. • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • The best clubs to join where you can get people to do your homework for you. • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • They may take our lives, but they'll NEVER take our US NEWS rankings! • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym. • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband. • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Hilbert Hotel relocated to Doherty • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Scandal as Kermit found in saucy Peppa pics, Ms Piggy exclusive interview! • Dr. Pepper finally earns medical doctorate from American Health Association • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity. • Chemistry majors disappointed to learn their degree does not come with a "license to kill" • Professor Iliano Cervesato applies for an RA position in E-Tower following Carnegie Cup Cheating Allegations. • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • Zeno’s Paradox Reason Why Our Sports Teams Suck • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee. • “I’ve been conducting for 17 years straight now,” says former Eurhythmics student. “I’ve seen God, and she breathes at 62 bpm” • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold. • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • The Underground meets newest competitor, the Aboveceiling • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Biology department recommends students engineer another pandemic for finals reprieve, extra credit offered • Local hero: student finally folds laundry that has been marniating in the bin for the last week