A previously existing phrase that became exceedingly popular in the Northeast following the massive "Northeast Blackout of 2003" that originated in Ontario. The blackout affected parts of Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island for a total of 45 million Americans. While US officials blamed Canada for the outage, Canadian officials blamed several US states including New York and Pennsylvania.
by mmmdonuts75 May 2, 2010
Get the Blame Canadamug. by asdf December 2, 2003
Get the blame canadamug. An exceptionally good Blame-Farmer.
by Scott Coombes July 5, 2006
Get the Blame-Surgeonmug. A contractor, employee or provider who is engaged by a party simply so that party can point at them at a later juncture should anything go wrong. Often performed by large corporations or government bodies where the permanent staff need to pass the buck in order to retain their comfy positions.
We had KPMG come in and perform analysis on our project. They said all the right things, and we knew they would, but we were just investing in a blame shield should things go south down the track.
by ShaneDowe April 25, 2019
Get the blame shieldmug. Blind Blame (otherwise known as Blindfolded Blame) is when someone accuses something or someone else of something that is actually the fault of either the Blind Blamer's own short-comings, or a lack of understanding the other side's perspective/reasoning. The lack of both self-reflection and seeing other perspectives makes it a form of Miserablism, and is most done by students and some political activists.
Examples of Blind Blame include:
• Students (who dont pay attention or study any good) blaming teachers or the education system for their bad grades, without thinking about 1: if they maybe didnt study well, didnt pay attention or just never bothered asking questions, or 2: the reasons the teacher has for giving them that grade, and the reasons the education system has for working the way it does.
• Political activists (who are bad with money and lack good work ethics) blaming capitalism for why they're poor and calling for communism, despite not taking into account 1: their own financial decisions and how their resumé looks in current job market, or 2: why communism usually leads to even more poverty and how capitalism, while not perfect, has more opportunities for monetary success
Note: remember that these examples are not saying that blaming teachers or politicians is always Blind Blame. There's a reason I specified "who dont pay attention" and "who lack good work ethics" in these subjects. Its just those subjects with these traits that I am reffering to
• Students (who dont pay attention or study any good) blaming teachers or the education system for their bad grades, without thinking about 1: if they maybe didnt study well, didnt pay attention or just never bothered asking questions, or 2: the reasons the teacher has for giving them that grade, and the reasons the education system has for working the way it does.
• Political activists (who are bad with money and lack good work ethics) blaming capitalism for why they're poor and calling for communism, despite not taking into account 1: their own financial decisions and how their resumé looks in current job market, or 2: why communism usually leads to even more poverty and how capitalism, while not perfect, has more opportunities for monetary success
Note: remember that these examples are not saying that blaming teachers or politicians is always Blind Blame. There's a reason I specified "who dont pay attention" and "who lack good work ethics" in these subjects. Its just those subjects with these traits that I am reffering to
by NickPikk May 7, 2023
Get the Blind Blamemug. by Sully5 November 24, 2021
Get the Trump Blamemug. kid: mom! my (console name) wont read any of my disc!
mom: its because you've been playing it for to long!
kid: mom! the wi-fi keeps going out constantly for no reason!
mom: its because you've been playing it for too long!
kid: how is playing my games affecting the wi-fi?
mom: DONT QUESTION ME!
kid: STOP GAME BLAMEING!
mom proceeds to kill (game)
mom: its because you've been playing it for to long!
kid: mom! the wi-fi keeps going out constantly for no reason!
mom: its because you've been playing it for too long!
kid: how is playing my games affecting the wi-fi?
mom: DONT QUESTION ME!
kid: STOP GAME BLAMEING!
mom proceeds to kill (game)
by someone else thats not u March 24, 2021
Get the game blamemug.