Rather than parse the incorrect symbolism, I’ll cut to the
point: Arlo thinks that Janis always thinks he’s wrong.
The joke is supposed to be the stereotypical “wife didn’t believe him, he gets to say I Told You So.”
But Johnson apparently doesn’t know that Einstein’s first wife did a LOT of the work on his early theories, and he treated her horribly. She got no credit, and once he got famous enough he dumped her for his hot younger cousin (she got the Nobel Prize money in exchange for agreeing to a divorce, she also got the kids).
She was supposed to the Nobel Prize money, but he stiffed her on that.
I was thinking that because his theories on the nature of the universe essentially laid the groundwork for quantum mechanics and therefore the theoretical existence of an infinite number of parallel universes, Einstein IS alive and that’s what he IS thinking.
The joke lies in the fact that Arlo’s limited knowledge of this area of physics prevents him from realising this…although he’s just said these very theories are being proven correct! What a dope!
Although I think dvandom has it right.
Faintly remember a convoluted joke where Mrs. Einstein informed her husband that the kids devoured her marshmallow cream squares at the speed of light, and therefore inspired the theory.
I can’t find confirmation on Singapore Bill’s “stiffing”, but I did run into a refutation for the adjective “hot” (as claimed by dvandom).
I make no comment on “hotness”, but though the cousin was technically younger it was only by a month (Jan 18th 1876 against November 19th 1875). The first wife did get to be an older woman by living 12 years longer, though.
It’s also very questionable whether Mileva did any work on Albert’s physics other than proofreading/discussing his articles. it makes for a good story but the evidence is lacking.
It seems that Arlo might have been “figuring out how the Universe works” using nothing but his imagination, and Janis has suggested that his theories won’t hold up over time.
I like the parallel universes angle, that didn’t occur to me on first read.
As for “hotness”, the easy joke is that it’s relative. The fact is that – despite what we see in the news about various billionaires – the woman who was “left-for” isn’t, in my experience, necessarily the stereotypical “trophy wife”. Individual tastes vary anyway, and someone’s exterior isn’t necessarily a reliable predictor on how “hot” someone is in the long run. The best hotness is only implemented as necessary, not on display all the time.
” The best hotness is only implemented as necessary”
The best hotness requires no implementation. YMMV. Some settling may occur.
So in a parallel universe, Einstein is Earl in the cartoon strip Pickles?
Comics I Don't Understand 
Rather than parse the incorrect symbolism, I’ll cut to the
point: Arlo thinks that Janis always thinks he’s wrong.
The joke is supposed to be the stereotypical “wife didn’t believe him, he gets to say I Told You So.”
But Johnson apparently doesn’t know that Einstein’s first wife did a LOT of the work on his early theories, and he treated her horribly. She got no credit, and once he got famous enough he dumped her for his hot younger cousin (she got the Nobel Prize money in exchange for agreeing to a divorce, she also got the kids).
She was supposed to the Nobel Prize money, but he stiffed her on that.
I was thinking that because his theories on the nature of the universe essentially laid the groundwork for quantum mechanics and therefore the theoretical existence of an infinite number of parallel universes, Einstein IS alive and that’s what he IS thinking.
The joke lies in the fact that Arlo’s limited knowledge of this area of physics prevents him from realising this…although he’s just said these very theories are being proven correct! What a dope!
Although I think dvandom has it right.
Faintly remember a convoluted joke where Mrs. Einstein informed her husband that the kids devoured her marshmallow cream squares at the speed of light, and therefore inspired the theory.
I can’t find confirmation on Singapore Bill’s “stiffing”, but I did run into a refutation for the adjective “hot” (as claimed by dvandom).
I make no comment on “hotness”, but though the cousin was technically younger it was only by a month (Jan 18th 1876 against November 19th 1875). The first wife did get to be an older woman by living 12 years longer, though.
According to Wikipedia, the Nobel money was put in trust for the kids but Mileva had access to the interest. Apparently she bought three apartment houses, one to live in, the others for income.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mileva_Mari%C4%87#Move_to_Berlin_and_separation
It’s also very questionable whether Mileva did any work on Albert’s physics other than proofreading/discussing his articles. it makes for a good story but the evidence is lacking.
It seems that Arlo might have been “figuring out how the Universe works” using nothing but his imagination, and Janis has suggested that his theories won’t hold up over time.
I like the parallel universes angle, that didn’t occur to me on first read.
As for “hotness”, the easy joke is that it’s relative. The fact is that – despite what we see in the news about various billionaires – the woman who was “left-for” isn’t, in my experience, necessarily the stereotypical “trophy wife”. Individual tastes vary anyway, and someone’s exterior isn’t necessarily a reliable predictor on how “hot” someone is in the long run. The best hotness is only implemented as necessary, not on display all the time.
” The best hotness is only implemented as necessary”
The best hotness requires no implementation. YMMV. Some settling may occur.
So in a parallel universe, Einstein is Earl in the cartoon strip Pickles?