Excelsior 2017 | Page 162

**it happens At an EB meeting! ● The Chiefs arrive 15 minutes early with a cheerful disposition, but the tempers gradually rise up when it's 15 minutes past the given time, and they are still waiting to start the meeting. ● The punctual members come in loud and proud, with their upbeat gait, getting pats on their backs all along the way. ● The late comers, greeted with a commensurate death-stare, ask for permission before entering, and settle in a corner without making eye contact with anyone. ● The chatter gives way to silence as the meeting kicks off. The members who're bubbling with the most ideas are spotted fervently turning pages of their diaries, and chewing the ends of their pencils in anticipation. ● After the prepared members have narrated their five of their 15 minute long abstracts, there are the occasional lackadaisical with their standard excuse, “I thought of some ideas but they already got covered before” ● When the Editors get excited with their outrageous design ideas, they're met with exasperated looks from Designers and Artists alike. ● A certain controversial idea is thrown around in the meeting. After a good chuckle and an immediate denial for inclusion in the magazine, ideas that actually make sense are continued to be discussed. ● The chiefs let out a disappointed sigh every time Hindi Editors start their abstracts with the hackneyed “MANIT ka/ke/ki...” ● When the meeting comes to close, the overly ambitious freshers heckle the seniors to take them to the most exorbitant eatery around. It doesn't matter what the occasion is, a placement, a birthday, or new haircut last week- it's always a good reason for a treat. Trivia: EB members have been identified by the WHO for being the most well- nourished demographic The JCEs have been summoned twice by the International Labour Organization on charges of self-inflicted bonded slavery. MENSA has recently approached a few EB members as subjects for research study on high PIQ (Pseudo-Intellectual Quotient).