DJ Mills Loc: Idaho

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 dinner, Einstein mentioned to his chauffeur (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks & manner) that he was tired of speech-making. "I have an idea, boss," his chauffeur 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 arrived at the dinner, Einstein donned the chauffeur'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 antimatter formation, digressing here and there to let everyone in the audience know that he was nobody's fool.

Without missing a beat, the chauffeur fixed the professor with a steely stare and said, "Sir, the answer to that question is so simple that I will let my chauffeur, who is sitting in the back, answer it for me."

llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

Excellent!

~Lee

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Is this a true story or a joke?

DJ Mills Loc: Idaho

I don't know. If it isn't true, it ought to be.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Wes Loc: Dallas

When at Princeton, Dr. Einsteiin rode a bicycle to his lab. One of the children of my professor, Hubert Allyea, said, There goes Mrs. Einstein”, an obvious mistake because of his long hair.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Nice one, and I could see that coming.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/driven-to-succeed/

Dannj

Great story!
Siimilar story involves Einstein (or The Pope, Churchill, the Dalai Lama, etc) talking his chauffeur into letting him drive because he’s always relegated to the back seat. So they switch places and sure enough, they get pulled over. The befuddled cop calls his sergeant for advice. The sergeant asks “What’s the problem?Who did you pull over?” The cop replies “I don’t know but he must really be s big shot ‘cause he’s got The Pope (Churchill, etc) driving him around.”

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

DragonsLady Loc: Los Alamos, NM

Whether it's true or not, I like it.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

A good read, Driving Mr. Albert, by Michael Paterniti. Bill

jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

Jack

sjb3

Another bit of Einstein apocrypha: Albert Einstein was often asked to explain the general theory of relativity. “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour,” he once declared. “Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity!”

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Thanks Jerry.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

In the original version, it was Moses and his camel driver. Not literally, but that one has some years on it!