A dog and a homeowner’s insurance policy

A dog and a homeowner’s insurance policy

by | Oct 31, 2012 | Corporate Apologies

Andy Woodward, a sheriff’s deputy in Douglas County, Nebraska, works with Diezel, a Belgian Malinois police dog. Woodward is required to keep Diezel in his home, as is common for police dogs. But when his insurance company, American Family Insurance, did an...
Hurricane Sandy apologizes

Hurricane Sandy apologizes

by | Oct 31, 2012 | Funny-on-Purpose Apologies

The “superstorm” name? I own it. I am not one to duck responsibility. Hey, I apologize if anyone is offended by my activities. I’m sorry if you were delusional enough to think your petty little structures and arrangements were untouchable. Whatever. If you...
Lil Reese keeps messing up

Lil Reese keeps messing up

by | Oct 29, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies

An aspiring 19-year-old Chicago rapper, Lil Reese (Tavares Taylor), signed to Def Jam records, just got better-known when a camera-phone video started going around, showing him striking down and kicking a woman who told him to leave her apartment. I’m not going...
Rueful newsday

Rueful newsday

by | Oct 27, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies

The Rolling Stones are going on tour again. For this to happen, Keith Richards had to apologize to Mick Jagger for things Richards wrote about Jagger in his 2011 autobiography, Life. Rolling Stone (the publication, not a stray member of the band) got an exclusive...
Sorry? Mitt Romney approved that message?

Sorry? Mitt Romney approved that message?

by | Oct 26, 2012 | Political Apologies

  Good news! I’ve just read Mitt Romney’s 2010 book, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness. That means you don’t have to. The title is nonsense. Here’s the fantasy scenario that’s supposed to explain it. First, Romney declares...

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