by snarly | Oct 26, 2012 | Political Apologies
I apologize for not blogging about Richard Mourdock, the Republican State Senate candidate from Indiana who said that pregnancies resulting from rape are “something that God intends to happen.” That was because I missed his apology. Perhaps you missed it...
by sumac | Oct 23, 2012 | Sports Apologies
Dundee United were playing Dinamo Moscow. It was an exciting game, a Europe League qualifier. Willo Flood scored a goal. Dundee players piled on top of each other in exuberance. Follower Loopy McFanface*, 26, raced out onto the pitch and plunged onto the happy heap....
by snarly | Oct 22, 2012 | Religious Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Here’s how you do repentance, according to the 12th-century Jewish sage Maimonides (aka Rambam). You need the following elements: Humility, remorse, forbearance and reparation. Not so coincidentally, the same goes for apologies. Maimo (we’re...
by sumac | Oct 22, 2012 | Other Apologies
The technical term for people like Michael Brutsch, aka Violentacrez, is “troll,” unfair though that may seem to hideous stinky cave-dwelling beings who eat billy goats. For years, known only as Violentacrez, he created nasty – and popular – online interest areas, or...
by sumac | Oct 19, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies
Rupert Murdoch was snarling away on Twitter: “Told UK’s Cameron receiving scumbag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws. Trust the toffs! Transparency under attack. Bad.” Americans don’t talk much about toffs. First definition I found said they...