Then when you do something dumb and someone sneeringly calls you "Einstein," their irony will be totally disarmed because your name actually will BE Einstein.
-- mrthingy, May 22 2002

This is why my full name is Stuart Fuckwitted Moron.
-- pottedstu, May 22 2002


Aha! pottedstu is GeorgeTheTroll!
-- thumbwax, May 23 2002


pottedstu: Were they being sarcastic when they called you Stuart Fuckwitted Moron?
-- mrthingy, Jan 02 2003


I decided to begin wearing contacts and glasses so that the term "four eyes" wouldn't have the same umph.
-- jvonr, Jan 03 2003


(Completely off topic) There is a guy in Vancouver who legaly had his name changed to Heywood Jablowme, in order just to qualify for a radio contest.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 05 2003


// when you do something dumb // like posting this?

Anyway... who would?... You're the half-baker of this idea and even you have prefered to opt for "mrthingy"????? -
-- Ossalisc, Mar 01 2004


That's not actually my name there, Einstein.
-- mrthingy, Mar 01 2004


erm... okay...

Anyway... who would?... You're the half-baker of this idea and even you have prefered to opt for "mrthingy" as a pseudonom, much less would anyone choose Einstein for their real name????
-- Ossalisc, Mar 01 2004


Totally incoherent. What is your question?
-- mrthingy, Mar 01 2004


I was expecting some kind of beer mug.....
-- normzone, Mar 01 2004


Hindstein ... its a beer mug shaped like ... oh. sorry.
-- Letsbuildafort, Mar 01 2004


Wouldn't it be easier to just lie and claim that you're name was Einstein? I feel that this would be a much more flexible and adaptable approach as, depending upon the situation, you could assert that you were any one of a number of people...Einstein, Napoleon, the King of Siam...the options are endless.
-- DrBob, Mar 02 2004


<oblig>I'm Spartacus</oblig>
-- PeterSilly, Mar 02 2004


If you can't be bothered spending the time or effort, just change your first name to "Doctor." Give out false medical information at parties, too. You'll be a hit.
-- Detly, Mar 02 2004


<Wouldn't it be easier to just lie and claim that you're name was Einstein?>

That wouldn't effectively disarm the sarcasm, because you couldn't prove that it's really your name. Plus, it's usually someone who knows you who will sarcastically call you Einstein, so they'd know you were lying.
-- mrthingy, Mar 02 2004


<depending upon the situation, you could assert that you were any one of a number of people...Einstein, Napoleon, the King of Siam...the options are endless.>

Do people ever ironically call someone else the King of Siam or Napoleon? Or Michael Caine? Spartacus?
-- mrthingy, Mar 02 2004


Why not internalize Einstein as the pet name for your penis? Then when something goes awry, you can say "You really f'd that, Einstein"
-- Salted Nuts, Jan 19 2007


//Do people ever ironically call someone else the King of Siam or Napoleon?//

Yep, I've heard both used. The King of Siam is invoked in the context of extraordinary idle people (in much the same way as 'What did your last slave die of?') and Napoleon, of course, is for very bossy people (e.g. Capt Mainwaring in 'Dads Army').
-- DrBob, Jan 22 2007


Subtlety is required. You must do your hair like Einstein and usually some plastic surgery is required. Then people will approach you and exclaim, "I had heard you were dead!" Then you can clearly demonstrate you are not dead. (I presume). Then they will directly ask if you are Einstein. You must not answer. Merely quickly wink and mention that rumors are not to be believed.
-- JSand, Jan 23 2007



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