After seven seasons on-air, I've gotta say, the Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department was like my family. Whether it was Tom's high-end sense of fashion or Ron's love of bacon, I could relate! The scapegoat of the show, Jerry, is one of the most hilarious characters, for the sole reason that no one pays much attention to him, and when they do, they're picking on him for something completely out of his control. They office is too lazy to remember his name so they rattle off something that sounds familiar, they're always quick to judge when someone's "pulled a Jerry!", and even take up a collection every time Jerry does something stupid.

You might know a few Jerry's in your own life. But in case you don't, you can always blame Jerry Gergich. Here are some everyday, real life things you can blame Jerry for!

1. When you get to your exam and the only pencil you have is out of lead.

2. When you drive all the way to Chick-fil-a on Sunday before you realize its closed.

3. When the clothes you ordered online don't look the same when they arrive at your doorstep.

4. When you endorse someone on LinkedIn and they don't endorse you back.

5. When you pay $300+ for a book and only get $5.67 for it when you sell it back.

6. When you wear a white article of clothing and get something on it in 15 minutes or less.

7. When you're at work and look at your phone and see it's 3:20, then look back 3 hours later to see it's only 3:21.

8. When everyone decides to stop texting you back at once.

9. When your final grade is a 79.8 and your professor doesn't round up.

10. When you paint your fingernails and smudge them three seconds later.

11. When you're walking on the sidewalk and a car drives through a big puddle and splashes you.

12. When you accidentally burn a bag of popcorn.

13. When your favorite character dies in your latest Netflix binge series.

14. When you're tagged in all the worst pictures possible on Facebook.

15. When you wear sweatpants, a teeshirt too big, and last night's makeup to class and "just happen" to consecutively see all the cutest guys on campus.

16. When you wake up from a nap and you're still tired.

17. When you go to McDonald's and the ice cream machine is broken.

18. When you forget you just brushed your teeth and take a big gulp of orange juice.

19. When people give you their opinions and you didn't ask for them.

20. When it starts to freak storm out of nowhere when there was 0% chance of rain in the forecast.

Of course, this is just the beginning. There is a multitude of reasons to blame Jerry. Or Garry. Or Larry. Or Terry. Just remember: when in doubt, blame a Gergich.