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22/08/2017

Intro '17 | Fucked up Flamingos keep their hat on

They can be spotted from far away: at least ten boys wearing high hats on top of which a proud flamingo or a foam plastic head has been attached. That outfit is attractive (says Vinay Gangadin), handy (according to Mitchell van Es) and instructive (says Ivo Rooijackers). On Monday they were in high spirits and with a stout heart they went to pose for the photo in Flux. How have they been doing on the second intro day? “The hats are a much-coveted item.”

by Norbine Schalij

Well, a latecomer and a sick one: of course they could have done better. Things could have been worse as well, though; during the opening feast it seemed for a moment as if Bryan Jansen’s purloined flamingo hat was never going to be given back again. For the two girls who had nicked it, were only prepared to return it on payment of [first demand] six beers or [second demand] if a group member drank beer out of Ivo’s navel. Daddy Ivo: “No, that’s not going to happen. I wasn’t even involved in any of this. I just showed up to negotiate!”. Anyway, to cut a long story short: for two beers Bryan again became the possessor of the purloined hat.

And today Bastiaan Verhaar almost became the fall guy. Fortunately he did manage to regain possession of his hat fast when consenting to a photoshoot. The Fucked up Flamingos are just saying: “It is an eagerly desired gadget which the daddies have rigged up”. Ivo: “It took us quite some time as well. As we are always, let’s be honest, the ones of the last minute, we did not go to the Praxis store until last Sunday to find boards, screws and glue to make the hats. And by eleven o’clock at night they had finished. Still, by that time we had also cooked pasta Bolognese for the Monday meal.”

Ivo and co-daddy Kars van Kessel have been friends since kindergarten. Together they attended all the ensuing classes and now they are both fourth-year students of Electrical Engineering. This week they are taking care of nine kids. One of them is ill on Tuesday, but the others are still quite pleased. “Of course, we are very responsible parents”, says Kars. As they claim themselves, they are properly in time and teach their kids everything they need to know.

For instance, on Monday the new users of Flux learned very fast that Flux is a hat-wearer-friendly building. Which also implies it is tall-people-proof. “Except for the labs, that is”, says daddy Ivo.

Latecomer Harald (Monday night he was at MetaForum until 5 a.m. and was not woken up on Tuesday morning by his mother, now isn’t that sweet?) has been penalized and is wearing the handiest hat. It contains a hidden stock of crisps. Though invisible, it is easy to get to (when you stand on your toes). And probably it is easy to nick.

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Frisse Fucked up Flamigos on Monday. Photo | Bart van Overbeeke

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