Statement from Greg Elborne

My good buddy @GregElborne asked me if he could use my blog to issue a public apology in light of some unfortunate "social" media (yeah, right!) posts that he has made recently.  Being highly territorial, I usually don't tolerate guest posts on this site.  However, the Greg-meister caught me in a good mood today.  And honestly, this whole thing smacks of something that his wife (the lovely Marilyn) is forcing him to do, which is kind of pathetic. So, basically out of pity, I am going to allow it just this once.  Here is Greg's statement:

Dear Twittersphere and Facebookland,

Please accept my apology for the tweet and accompanying facebook post that I made recently, insinuating that the city of Toronto has some kind of drinking problem, and the subsequent hostile exchange that ensued between myself and popular talk show host (and veritable Canadian icon) Jian Ghomeshi. The truth of the matter is that when I am overtired, I have an unfortunate tendency to issue derogatory tweets dissing individuals, institutions, and geographical areas. This is an undeniable character flaw of mine that I need to work on improving.

Furthermore, I wish to extend this apology to the following individuals, institutions, and/or geographical areas that I may have offended in any of my social media interactions over the past few years:

• Arash Madani
• Ryan Seacrest
• the late Dick Clark
• The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
• The Vatican
• Conspiracy Theory Debunkers
• Debunkers of Conspiracy Theory Debunkers
• The Wild Rose Party of Alberta
• Christians
• Toronto, Ontario
• Edward de Vere, aka the 17th Earl of Oxford, aka "William Shakespeare"
• Anyone that I may have referred to (either directly or indirectly) using any derogatory term including (but not limited to): douchebag; fucktard; douchetard; tardbag; and/or tardhole.

Note that this apology does not apply to:

• Toronto-based sports teams
• Jay Leno
• Rick Astley

Sincerely,

Greg Elborne