My friend Teri got mad at me this week because she didn’t think I apologized correctly for insulting her.
“I’m sorry we got in a fight,” I said.
“That’s not an apology,” she said.
“Sorry,” I said.
She stared at me.
I had made fun of Teri because I thought she had written an overdramatic headline for one of her articles. Teri said the headline was not overdramatic, and she explained why based on the context of the story.
Her explanation made sense, but I still didn’t like the headline. I called her a bad writer and she got annoyed.
“I know what hyperbole is,” she said, “and this is not example of hyperbole.”
“Yes it is,” I said, “and maybe you’d know that if you weren’t such a bad writer.”
June 13, 2008 at 3:29 am
you know what I love about readers of the Nevada Appeal? They have never heard of the concept of a column. It’s fascinating. I mean, I knew Nevada was a different sort of place, but, what the fuck?