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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

Scapegoat: In case of emergency

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

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

'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?"

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

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

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

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