ALBERT EINSTEIN AND HIS CHAUFFEUR

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 and 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 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."