forgevness

forgevness

For those keeping score, this is the second bear-theft-related apology on this site. (Analysis: Handwritten notes are always good. But the wishful-yet-explicit mention of being forgiven — as well as the prominence of the word “forgive” [or forgev]...
Facebook, slam book

Facebook, slam book

At some point on the field trip for learning-disabled adults, one of the escorting staff members took a picture of another staffer acting goofy. The October field trip was to Washington, D.C.; they were at Arlington National Cemetery, by the Tomb of the Unknowns; and...
Bad apologies mogul

Bad apologies mogul

Rupert Murdoch’s burbling again. He got a lot of flak for tweeting, “Why is Jewish-owned press so consistently anti-Israel in every crisis?” which was presumably directed at the New York Times. (Flak, plus puzzled people saying “Huh?” But see Michael Wolff...
Poisoned apologies

Poisoned apologies

A poisoned apology is an apology wrapped around an insult, like a cupcake with mud filling. People don’t want to accept the apology, because they don’t want to accept the insult that goes with it. “I apologize for kicking you, but you were so damned...

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