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Sunday, 15 August 2010 |
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 chauffeur (a man
who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks & manner) that he was tired of
speechmaking.
"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 arrive 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 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 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."
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