by sumac | Nov 6, 2012 | True Crime Apologies
Why do courts and newspapers fail to print apologies in full? It is not enough to say that someone apologized, we need to know precisely what was said. Recently, in New Zealand’s Whanganui District Court, Steven Burlace was sentenced to two years and eight...
by sumac | Nov 5, 2012 | Corporate Apologies
The Outlaw Saloon in Cheyenne, Wyoming, recently started a Wednesday singles night. Singles get badges at the door. Their enticing offer is that if you, a single person, attend and fall in with another single person, one of you gets a free icebreaker drink. Basically,...
by sumac | Nov 2, 2012 | Other Apologies
While Hurricane Sandy was lashing New York, New Jersey, and points south, north, and inland, a known jerk who winsomely called himself ComfortablySmug was posting bad news on Twitter. First he said all subway lines would close due to flooding. Which could have been...
by sumac | 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...
by sumac | 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...
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