A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

He was born in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title "Senator Soaper Says"; Larson took over authorship in 1980.

Doug Larson (born February 10 1926) was a columnist and editor for the Door County Advocate (1953-1964) and wrote a daily column for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964-1988) — both Wisconsin-based newspapers. He was born in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin.