# Humor Columnist From Fort Worth 80s **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847 "2008-04-18T04:51:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IdFindAnAAnswerForThat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@IdFindAnAAnswerForThat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IdFindAnAAnswerForThat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/1 "2008-04-18T04:51:27Z")
When I used to visit my grandparents in Forth Worth in the 80s, the paper there (I’m not sure which one) used to have a columnist that would writer amusing observations on life. Not “ha ha” funny but amusing, he was a male with a beard (according to his column picture) in his 30s. Franky l can’t even remember the paper. I’ve tried to google but to no avail. Anyone have any idea who this is. Kind of like a local Dave Barry type. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/2 "2008-04-18T07:10:21Z")
[QUOTE=IdFindAnAAnswerForThat] When I used to visit my grandparents in Forth Worth in the 80s, the paper there (I’m not sure which one) used to have a columnist that would writer amusing observations on life. Not “ha ha” funny but amusing, he was a male with a beard (according to his column picture) in his 30s. Franky l can’t even remember the paper. I’ve tried to google but to no avail. Anyone have any idea who this is. Kind of like a local Dave Barry type. [/QUOTE] I’m not sure who the columnist is, but the major daily paper in Fort Worth is the [Fort Worth Star-Telegram](http://www.star-telegram.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/3 "2008-04-18T08:13:27Z")
[I would have guessed John Kelso](http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/18/0418kelso.html) , except he’s in Austin and tries to be funny but he’s not. ---
**Author:** ![IdFindAnAAnswerForThat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@IdFindAnAAnswerForThat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IdFindAnAAnswerForThat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/4 "2008-04-19T19:35:56Z")
Thanks so far, I’ve checked the Star-Telegram but I can’t find a list of old columnists. I’ll keep looking, he was very funny, actually better than Dave Barry. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/5 "2008-04-21T05:48:14Z")
Could it have been Jim Hightower? He’s one of those Texas smartasses. \*When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism. \* ---
**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/6 "2008-04-21T13:26:28Z")
[QUOTE=IdFindAnAAnswerForThat] When I used to visit my grandparents in Forth Worth in the 80s, the paper there (I’m not sure which one) used to have a columnist that would writer amusing observations on life. Not “ha ha” funny but amusing, he was a male with a beard (according to his column picture) in his 30s. Franky l can’t even remember the paper. I’ve tried to google but to no avail. Anyone have any idea who this is. Kind of like a local Dave Barry type. [/QUOTE] No beard, but I’m thinking you may be remembering [Paul Crume](http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/spe/2002/angels_2002/paulcrume.html) of [The Dallas Morning News](http://www.dallasnews.com). He did exactly what you remember, wrote amusing observations on life, particularly regarding the Dallas-Ft.Worth metroplex. His column was called “Big D”. Upon reflection, I recall that he died in the mid-70s, so perhaps he’s not your guy after all. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-columnist-from-fort-worth-80s/445847/7 "2008-04-21T15:28:50Z")
My friend John Sherman wrote a humor column for the Sante Fe Reporter around that time called “Generally Sherman.” No idea if it was in any other papers or even in the same area, though… k