M-Theory

Physicists are theorists so extreme that they can get lost in speculation and even lose track, or so it would seem, of designated abbreviation. They’ll say string theory has many parts that are likely aspects of just one thing they like to call “M,” but, with all their smarts, when asked what it means, they start stammering. “What does M stand for?” -- a simple query that receives an obfuscating reply: “Membrane, Mother or Master Theory.” They really don’t know, and they don’ know why nor grasp that they’ve lost their unified voice, thus need to respond with multiple-choice.