When Albert Einstein was making the rounds of the speaker's
circuit, he usually found himself eagerly longing to get back
to his laboratory work. One night as they were driving to yet
another rubber-chicken dinner, Einstein mentioned to his car driver (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks and manner) that he was tired of making speeches.
"I have and idea, boss," his car driver said. "I've heard you
give this speech so many times. I'll bet I could give it for you."
Einstein laughed loudly and said, "Why not? Let's do it!"
When they arrive at the dinner, Einstein put the car driver's cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. The chauffeur gave a beautiful rendition of Einstein's speech and even answered a few questions expertly.
Then a supremely pompous professor asked an extremely esoteric question about anti-matter formation, digressing here and there to let everyone in the audience know that he was nobody's fool.
Without missing a beat, the car driver fixed the professor with a steely stare and said, "Sir, the answer to that question is so simple that I will let my car driver, who is sitting in the back, answer it for me."
circuit, he usually found himself eagerly longing to get back
to his laboratory work. One night as they were driving to yet
another rubber-chicken dinner, Einstein mentioned to his car driver (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks and manner) that he was tired of making speeches.
"I have and idea, boss," his car driver said. "I've heard you
give this speech so many times. I'll bet I could give it for you."
Einstein laughed loudly and said, "Why not? Let's do it!"
When they arrive at the dinner, Einstein put the car driver's cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. The chauffeur gave a beautiful rendition of Einstein's speech and even answered a few questions expertly.
Then a supremely pompous professor asked an extremely esoteric question about anti-matter formation, digressing here and there to let everyone in the audience know that he was nobody's fool.
Without missing a beat, the car driver fixed the professor with a steely stare and said, "Sir, the answer to that question is so simple that I will let my car driver, who is sitting in the back, answer it for me."
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