Blame someone else day
Posted Aug 13, 2010 10:11 am.
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“I didn’t do it, it wasn’t my fault, they started it!” That might sound like a conversation with a five-year-old, but be prepared to hear lots of that today.
It’s the first Friday the 13th of the year, and that means it’s also “Blame Someone Else Day”.
Today’s the day we can lay the blame on everyone around us: parents, friends, bosses, co-workers, the government, weatherman, even computers and alarm clocks are fair game.
What are the top ten things people blame others for?
Showing up late for work, eating the last of the ice cream, stinking up the bathroom, emptying the coffee pot, putting the empty milk jug back in the fridge, forgetting to let the dog out, tracking mud into the house, farting, leaving the car on empty and making mistakes on tax forms.
For those new to the blame game, here are a few tips.
So-called truth management is a real skill and it has to have some element of truth to be believable.
Also, whoever blames others the quickest is the most likely to be believed so blame fast and furious.
And it’s harder to disprove if you blame a whole group, rather than just one person, so blame another department, organization, or even a whole country – surely someone is to blame!
660News meteorologist David Spence says he’s used to getting more than his fair share of pointed fingers.
“It doesn’t matter what the weather is, somebody’s going to complain about it,” he says. “It’s too wet, too cold, too rainy, too windy or even too sunny and too hot.”
But, ever the optimist, Spence says he’s happy to deal with people’s tirades on a daily basis. He points out if they’re not complaining, they’re not listening.
