by snarly | Nov 9, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies, Political Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Chris Matthews offered some chipper election-night commentary about Superstorm Sandy: “I’m so glad we had that storm last week!” When his seatmate Rachel Maddow responded with a strangled, “ooh,” Matthews clarified: “No —...
by snarly | Nov 6, 2012 | Corporate Apologies
A reader of The Lo-Down, a delightful Lower East Side blog, spotted this letter from Con Ed hanging on a building at East 10th Street: Dear steam customer, We understand that this has been a challenging time for all of our customers, and we sincerely apologize for any...
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 | 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...