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Burt Prelutsky has been a humor columnist for the L.A. Times, a movie critic for Los Angeles magazine and a freelance writer for TV Guide, Modern Maturity, the New York Times and Sports Illustrated. His latest book is entitled ""Barack Obama, You're Fired! (And Don't Bother Asking for a Recommendation)."
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Diversity, schmiversity

by Burt Prelutsky -- A few years ago, I was an executive story consultant on the Dick Van Dyke series, "Diagnosis Murder." A fancy title, but it just meant I was a more…

In praise of oil

by Burt Prelutsky -- Please pay close attention because we're going to be discussing numbers, and I happen to know that most of you are lousy at math. In 1933, a movie more…

Dear Congressman ...

by Burt Prelutsky -- Editor's note: Get the book that made Joseph Farah laugh for six straight hours. Burt Prelutsky is America's favorite humorist – the man who invented political incorrectness. "Conservatives more…

The Times that try men's souls

by Burt Prelutsky -- The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, like the one between the Hatfields and the McCoys, is the stuff from which songs and plays and legends are more…

Impractical jokes

by Burt Prelutsky -- I hate practical jokes and I hate people who play them. That said, I will now admit that my own hands are not entirely clean. In my defense, more…

Armstrong Williams, money and me

by Burt Prelutsky -- Editor's note: Get the book that made Joseph Farah laugh for six straight hours. Burt Prelutsky is America's favorite humorist – the man who invented political incorrectness. "Conservatives more…

Sex appeal

by Burt Prelutsky -- Sometimes, when I say I'm not like other people, I must admit I'm boasting. Other times, though, I'm simply stating a fact without the slightest bit of editorial more…

What the tide washed up

by Burt Prelutsky -- For openers, I don't like words that start out with silent letters, so I refuse to call it a tsunami. To me, it's a tidal wave. Frankly, as more…

The Daily Bungle

by Burt Prelutsky -- Living here in Los Angeles, the choice of newspapers comes down to the Times and the Daily News. Talk about a rock and a hard place! If you're more…

The not-so-Noble Prize

by Burt Prelutsky -- Editor's note: Get the book that made Joseph Farah laugh for six straight hours. Burt Prelutsky is America's favorite humorist – the man who invented political incorrectness. "Conservatives more…