Column Archive: Mr. Smarty Pants KnowsMr. Smarty Pants gets his information from books, magazines, newspapers, the internet, radio, and television. He also includes facts he has overheard at parties. We overheard at a party that September 19 marks 20 years of publishing Mr Smarty Pants in the Chronicle. The archive below covers columns back to 1995.
Shifting poles, spirit intake, and more
Poison and sign language, cocktails in 1806, and more
Bar stools, Happy Days, chicken tikka, etc.
Angelina Jolie, SETI, chess, and more
Turkish business cards, Poe, headscarves, and more
Celebrate Chinese New Year on Valentine's Day, Russia's stray dogs honored, etc.
Raccoons, the Beatles, biblical weapons, and more
Tigers in Texas, Meryl Streep, and much more
Harry S. Truman's mother, little blue pills, and more
Gumby's family tree, stray animals, and more
Cardinals, tapeworms, and much more
Thomas Edison, hummingbirds, leaky toilets, and more
Operation Dominic, Columbus' pickles, and more
Tempur-Pedic pillows, text messages in China, and more
Mars and the military, McDonald's, and much more
James Brown, pants in Paris, and more
Times New Roman, Keith Richards, and much more
Shedding, wedding guests, and more
Cough remedies, lionfish, defenestration, and more
Supernanny, Ben Franklin on daylight saving time, and more
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