Blame Someone Else Day
Welcome to our Blame Someone Else Day page.

This is a humorous American holiday that is celebrated annually, always on the first Friday the 13th of the year, a date that won't necessarily occur in January. On that day, you can redirect the blame for anything to anyone besides yourself!

Blame Someone Else Day originated in Clio, Michigan, in 1982, when Anne Moeller's alarm clock did not go off when it was supposed to. Anne overslept. It was on a Friday the 13th.

Anne was late for all of her appointments that day, so she had to think up a good excuse. According to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Moeller realized after a few hours that telling people that her alarm clock didn't go off wasn't working out. Moeller came up with lots of other excuses to give to people that day -- blaming traffic lights, flat tires, etc. She realized she'd come up with a new idea for a holiday, and the idea caught on.

Today, with the Internet and mass media spreading information even faster than before, it may be easier than ever to start a new holiday. Maybe we should think of an Aaron Teaches holiday!

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