Blame Game Spectator Prints

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

"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?"

"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.'

The Birth of a Lawsuit

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

'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.'

'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?'

"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'.

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

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

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

Scapegoat: In case of emergency

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

"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."

'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?"

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

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

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

"Delegating authority is useful. Delegating blame is essential."

I blame society for putting me here. But mostly I blame metallurgy for keeping me here.

Frank & Ernie's Diner. Cook Book. The cookbooks are just Ernie's way of shifting the blame.