http://www.metafilter.com/tags/austinchronicle Posts tagged with 'austinchronicle' at MetaFilter. Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:00:18 -0800 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:00:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/31290/Mr%2DSmarty%2DPants <a href="http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/2004-02-06/cols_smartypants.html"><strong>It's common for pregnant women to dream they've given birth to an animal. </strong></a><a href="http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/2004-02-06/cols_smartypants.html">According to a report by the New York Post, Winston Churchill's parrot is still alive. Charlie, a 104-year-old blue and gold female macaw, lives in southeast England and likes to curse Hitler. <strong></strong></a><a href="http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/2004-01-16/cols_smartypants.html">In the first century, Pliny the Elder claimed that mustard would improve lazy housewives. </a>All of these "facts" and more can be found in the <a href="http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/columns/mrsmartypants.html">Mr. Smarty Pants Archive</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.31290 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:00:18 -0800 austinchronicle mrsartypants trivia ColdChef