WE are now the nation of apoligizing people

"Easier to ask for forgiveness than seek permission".

I'm sorry you feel that way.

just

you talking to me?

Remember Steve Martin?

"I forgot."

Don't get me wrong. I do not subscribe to that theory. Just answering Tr's questions on how we got the situation he describes. It goes to what I've been saying about "what's best for me attitude". When these pepole get caught it's " I'm sorry".

I know TR that you have been doing all you can to reverse this trend. Your efforts have been admirable!

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I've thought about this alot....

...and I'd like to apologize for the insensitive comment by justbaseball...

44
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floridafan


thanx for the sarcastic response---

it is duly noted

TR - I'm sorry if you felt I directed my apology towards you.

And O44, I'm sorry you had to do that for me.

Lets get real folks---Phelps gets caught on video smoking a Bong---somebody in that room in SC takes his pic because he thinks its cool to have a pic of Phelps doing this. This was supposedly back in November and here we are in February and the picture appears in a notorious rag in England---I want to know how much the kid who took the pic got paid/

Phelps never appeared to be stupid but apparently he is---and who are his friends?

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Originally posted by floridafan:
I know TR that you have been doing all you can to reverse this trend. Your efforts have been admirable!

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Originally posted by TRhit:
I want to know how much the kid who took the pic got paid

Why? Spend your energy on something productive. (like this board. )

The only thing that has changed is the propensity to getting caught for doing things that have been done by humans since the dawn of man.

They call it technology!

Big Brother is watching

dbg-fan

Thanx---I truly appreciate you trying to educate me and TELL ME WHAT TO DO

OH !! I forgot you are from Texas and have the answers


Have a nice day

I am sorry but it has worked out much better for those who apologized for using steroids than those who are on trial for lying that they did not.

Were so sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hplJ2Zlc3M

Everyone is sorry "Once they get caught." The reason we see all of this and hear about all of this is because of the world we live in today. Cameras on cell phones? Thank God there were no cameras on cell phones when I was growing up. By the way thank God there were no cell phones. People have been f***** up since the beginning of time. Yes even your heroes and role models you grew up believeing were just that. You just didnt know about it. Now you do. Its human nature to be sorry after you have been caught even if your not you are going to say you are. Phelps had two choices.

"I am truly sorry and made a huge mistake."
or
"I am truly sorry I got caught , **** cell phone cameras."

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OH !! I forgot you are from Texas and have the answers

Now wait a minute, I'm from Texas and don't claim to have any answers. TRhit, I think you owe me an apology for using such a broad brush!

Since we are an apologizing society I think it brings up this question:

Are all these people sorry they did the bad deed or got caught doing it?

Tom, you seem to have some serious Texas envy going on here. It's a topic you just latch onto and can't seem to release. How can we help you escape this malady?

I think they are sorry they got caught.

Some place in time the pc nation said if you apologize we will forgive you. The other side of that nation said COOL.

Phelps apologized, did it really do him any good? Do you feel different about him because he did.

Some look at apology's like Lynn Johnstone, the creator of the cartoon strip “For Better or for Worse”. She says........

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An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

I prefer to to look at it as this unknown author does.

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An apology is a good way to have the last word.

dbg

I have no problem with Texans who have the right mind set---you seem to have a problem with those of us on the RIGHT COAST !

"If you were sorry, you wouldn't have done it."

quote:

"If you were sorry, you wouldn't have done it."

You can be sorry for getting caught without being sorry for what you did. That's what we see more of than anything, in my opinion.

TR, do you have the exclusive privilege of defining what the right mind set is?

I'm sorry if this offends you.

The premise is a bit broad in scope....

Where apologies are concerned, two types of disappointment are involved.

There is a clear difference between:

Apologizing for something you did, that you knew was wrong, when you did it... and you did it anyway....fully aware that there were negative consequences if you were "caught".

AND

Apologizing for honestly trying to do your best, making an honest mistake, and failing in the process.

The former, and what Tom may be referring to, is essentially a self-constructed, usually selfish "exit clause".

The latter is what you sincerely say to colleagues, friends and family when, no matter how hard you try, you fail to deliver on your best intentions, fulfill their expectations etc.

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you seem to have a problem with those of us on the RIGHT COAST !

Looks like you owe an apology to O44, Bum, and many other esteemed posters on the Left Coast. Are you saying that you are more RIGHT than they are?

In addition, I think you owe an "apoligy" to your high school English teacher!

I don't think you should attack all Texans. They don't all feel that way!

I'm just sorry about all of this.

Jay Leno mentioned the other night that President Obama picking all the potential cabinet members who failed to pay taxes, and then "apologized" and paid their taxes was a genius move, as at least he got them to pay their taxes.

But apologizing is different than "fessing up." Like Haver Dad stated - Fessing up is just an exit strategy, and lacks the sincerity of an apology.

I feel when someone gets caught or does something wrong that hurts other, you should apologize.

We are all human, and that means we are not perfect, people make mistakes and that's how we learn, from our mistakes as well as others. How you react to the mistake shows character or lack of. JMO.
If you make a mistake and not show any type of remorse for pain you have brought to others, you aren't worth my time.

justbaseball,

I am SORRY but I just blew up your picture and OMJ holy cow! What is that and where can I get it!

a little i'm sorry would have done wonder's for roger.

The "Mick," Whitey Ford, and even the Babe made sure that they kept all of the training rules. They never drank, kept late nights nor ...

Jim Bouton's Book Ball Four didn't point out all of the other activities that took place even during games.

Ok, so they did mess up. First, Coach May is right when he says that everyone is sorry once they get caught. Nothing more true will ever be posted here. Is Phelps or any of the players the problem or is it our society that makes these guys our heroes or role models? When I heard about Phelps, to be honest, I was not shocked. I've become cynical. It is refreshing to think of some of these guys as what was once the old fashion "All American." Then I realize that even Jim Thorpe messed up and drank a little too much. That's the way of it.

My wife says I'm a sorry excuse. I'm with TR, I wish she'd cut that out. (I hope she doesn't read this board in secret, I'd be in trouble)

One might say this thread is is pretty SORRY

Homerun04 - I'm sorry I didn't tell you before.

Its called "Skyline Chili" and is a local specialty in Cincinnati. Ask jerseydad...he grew up there too.

Or...check this out:

Skyline Chilli

To everyone else, I'm sorry for the intrusion.

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Originally posted by TPM:
I feel when someone gets caught or does something wrong that hurts other, you should apologize.

................maybe 60%

But IMHO, apology's are personal and should be intended for those you hurt. When broadcasted to the masses, I feel apologies lose sincerity. For example, did Micheal Phelps hurt anyone here? Are your lives negatively affected? Was Phelps talking to you? Or was it nothing more the damage control and him only stroking the masses for the good of his own concience....and wallet?

Maybe the media is at fault by putting the "Phelps" type under the social microscope and making them feel that every move needs to be weighed against public scrutiny. To me that becomes a scripted life where ownership is lost. I'm not condoning the bong adventure, but like many who are medicated by prescription to escape or join reality, maybe the Phelps "hit" was just what the doctor ordered.