Blame-game Buff Mugs

'To address this mistake we must use root-cause analysis. I'll begin by saying it's not my fault.'

"This position has become very important to the company."

"I'm expert at sniffing out blame."

"Delegating authority is good. Delegating blame is better."

"It's not my fault! The Russians must have hacked my brain!"

'Don't blame yourself, Jenkins... let me do that!'

'I'll try blaming it on auto correct and if that doesn't work, I'll blame you.'

"I'm tired of being used as a scapegoat."

The Birth of a Lawsuit

"Dammit, Higgins, we don't need simple explanations, we need complicated excuses!"

"Very few people are aware that the 'New York Times' Sunday crossword puzzle is contagious."

Take your time coming back...they're looking for scapegoats.

Two gamers play in a game arcade near a machine titled; 'Get a life'.

'We're looking for someone who's very responsible. In fact, we're looking for someone who's always responsible.'

Office Canteen: 'Getting in a consultant is win-win for us... we'll get the credit if it's a success - but, if it all goes wrong, we've got someone else to blame!'

'Can I help it if she's a rotten teacher?'

'The wife says if I don't give up snooker, she's leaving me. . .I'm going to miss her.'

'Ooops. Wonder if I can claim El Nino caused a surge in water pressure?'

"It's an even numbered day. Do we blame the message or the messenger on even numbered days?"

'It's so much better since business became computerized -- it was so hard to blame things on typewriters.'

Business cartoon showing a business man headed toward 'blame'.

Management by committee: 'The buck stops here, here, here, here,,,'

"I'm not worried because somehow all this is your fault."

'I like the way you handle responsibility, Mac, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

Scapegoat: In case of emergency

"I will be reading a prepared statement, but I don't know who prepared it, so don't blame me!"

"Ya, that's right. Blame the help."

'What excuse do you have for a lousy shot now?'

'You worry too much. Next time something goes wrong, try blaming someone else.'

'Ms Simpson? Get me the Scapegoat du Jour.'

"...I need some closure. Can we go ahead and spin the Wheel Of Blame?"

"I'm all out of answers! Get me my book of excuses!"

'Never mind your ideas.. how do you come up with your excuses?'

'Mom, I swear it wasn't me! I didn't touch the cookies!'

Theories Of Everything: 'Everything would be perfect if I had a dirt bike.'