By the way. DrCycleMrDrive, I noticed we both have the same avatar and Dr in our forum ID. Interesting coincidence. I got the nickname Dr. FeelGood at family and friend gatherings and I admire Einstein. What's your story?
Penanaut:
First, sounds like your family gatherings are a bit wilder than mine. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I was kind of going for the Dr. Jekyl/ Mr. Hyde thing. I think frame of reference influences how you see the roads and your fellow travellers, so Dr. Cycle is my sane self, and Mr. Drive, well you get the idea...
As for the Einstein thing, the avatar kind of works with Dr Cycle and I confess to also being a fan, though my family was more likely to call me Mr. Peabody (Sherman and Peabody cartoon). I do recall, every 2 months or so in my early teens, my father would go a beer to far and start explaining relativity to me. Good times. Good times. Yep. He also had a few stories about Gauss, but I didn't see a mathemetician avatar.