"Aw, folks," you say, tearing up a little yourself, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your worthless little feelings. I take it all back. I mean, I can't take back the fact that you are inhuman savage trash, but I take back saying it out loud. I'm real sorry."
"Wow," one of them says. They've stopped crying now and are just staring at you, dumbstruck. At length, the hobo continues. "You're an asshole."
Wait, what? Were they really just talking about you? How could they think you're unkind? Now it's you're turn to be heartbroken; you wake up sobbing, wondering how your apology could have gone wrong.