Blame Game Champions Pillows

"I know this sounds corny, Bob, but for me, the true measure of success is when I can look at the man in the mirror each day and still find a way to blame my parents for everything wrong in my life!"

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

"I don't want a G.O.A.T, I want a S.C.A.P.E.G.O.A.T."

"I'm expert at sniffing out blame."

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

'Don't look at me. I'm not the one who puts the measuring cups where I can't reach them.'

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

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

'So, now we have ascertained who is responsible...'

'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

'It's your fault. I told you to watch that wet spot.'

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

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

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

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

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?'

'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'.

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

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

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

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

'It was productive once we found someone to blame.'

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."

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

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

"...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!"