National Blame Someone Else Day

June 13, 2025: National Blame Someone Else Day is celebrated on the first Friday the 13th of each year. It varies widely, occurring in February 2026, August 2027, October 2028, and so on. According to almost every source we checked, the holiday was invented by Anne Moeller of Clio, Michigan, in 1982.

That fateful day, her alarm didn’t go off, so she was late for work. More bad luck ensued. When Anne realized it was Friday the 13th, she decided she should create a new holiday.

Did that happen? The tale has circulated among various sites and news outlets, but none of them cite a verifiable source. When a story is repeated a (shockingly low) number of times, it reaches a tipping point and attains the status of fact. This is often due to expediency and laziness, which are often passed off as the need to churn out copy and the rationalization that no one cares if it’s true.

We assume that if you’ve taken the time to seek out information about a holiday, you would prefer the details to be true whenever possible. We do our best to plumb every wacky holiday for its funniest facts. If you’re out there, Anne Moeller, and that’s not how it all went down, we apologize and thank you for creating this holiday. Until we hear from you, we hold you responsible. We assume you’d be okay with that.

Happy National Blame Someone Else Day 2025!

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