Complex sentence: An apology promised by Conley took an unexpected form: the November 17,2003, strip questions why the Pittsburgh joke caused such an uproar and notes that several protesters stated New Jersey smelled worse than Pittsburgh.
Split into simpler sentences: An apology promised by Conley took an unexpected form. The November 17,2003, strip questions why the Pittsburgh joke caused such an uproar and notes that several protesters stated New Jersey smelled worse than Pittsburgh.