'Nice shoes, Einstein!' History hilarity: Albert Einstein beach photo sparks snickers [pic]

Wait, what?

https://twitter.com/HistoryInPix/status/400227782787354624

Oh dear.

That beach photo of Albert Einstein makes the rounds every once in a while. Look at those gams! Twitter was buzzing over it on Tuesday.

Einstein was not a fashion genius. E = OMG NO squared.

them slippers could melt my heart.

"@HistoryInPix: Albert Einstein, Summer 1939, Nassau Point, Long Island, NY http://t.co/NEiQO7NpRG"

— Fareed Ghanem (@FareedGhanem) November 12, 2013

“@HistoryInPix: Albert Einstein, Summer 1939, Nassau Point, Long Island, NY http://t.co/WdT0NGdvh3” stud

— Alexis Kiser (@a_kisser16) November 12, 2013

Heh.

https://twitter.com/davecwarren/status/400240169862709248

https://twitter.com/jaxiska/status/400242829332471808

“@HistoryInPix: Albert Einstein, Summer 1939, Nassau Point, Long Island, NY http://t.co/droALNpHnb” nice shoes einstein

— Randall 'Pink' Floyd (@MarkMatKis) November 12, 2013

And for the win:

@HistoryInPix Of all the Stooges, it was Larry who really let himself go.

— Charles Leerhsen (@CharlesLeerhsen) November 12, 2013