by sumac | Nov 7, 2013 | Religious Apologies
In Nova Scotia, three hunters went on a completely legal moose hunt. They saw some cows, which they very correctly left alone. Then they spotted a moose, and shot it. It might have been easier to spot than most. It was an albino. It stood out. The hunters took...
by snarly | Nov 5, 2013 | Corporate Apologies, Historical Apologies, Other Apologies
Sorry we linked our decadent spa treatments with that time your Torahs and businesses were set on fire and your people got killed and whatnot! The German spa Kristall Sauna Wellnesspark apologized for running an ad for a “long, romantic Kristallnacht,” scheduled for...
by sumac | Nov 4, 2013 | Sports Apologies, True Crime Apologies
Climber Joe Kinder was mapping out a new climbing route in the Sierra Nevada. The location was “an underground crag in the Tahoe region of California.” (Here “underground” does not mean he was spelunking. It means secret, known only to insiders.) Kinder’s a...
by snarly | Nov 1, 2013 | Apology Essentials, Political Apologies
Everybody’s apologizing for the debacle that is the new healthcare.gov site! (Don’t click on that, you’ll get stuck for a week.) Health and Human Services honcho Kathleen Sebelius! (“You deserve better. I apologize. I’m accountable to you...