Minutes of the Redundant Meetings

Meeting 1: The Meeting to Plan the Meeting

• Present: Zorvath, Lord of Meetings; Bob, Lord of Bureaucracy; and Steve, Lord of PowerPoint.
• Objective: To plan the meeting to plan the meeting.
• Agenda: Discuss the agenda for the meeting.
• Actions: Decide to meet at the same time next week.

Meeting 2: The Meeting to Discuss the Agenda

• Present: Zorvath, Lord of Meetings; Bob, Lord of Bureaucracy; and Steve, Lord of PowerPoint.
• Objective: To discuss the agenda for the meeting.
• Agenda: Discuss the agenda for the meeting.
• Actions: Take no action, because that would be too productive.

Meeting 3: The Meeting to Review the Minutes

• Present: Zorvath, Lord of Meetings; Bob, Lord of Bureaucracy.
• Objective: To review the minutes of the meeting.
• Agenda: Review the minutes of the meeting.
• Actions: Decide to review the minutes again next week.

Meeting 4: The Meeting to Decide What to Do

• Present: Zorvath, Lord of Meetings; Bob, Lord of Bureaucracy; and Steve, Lord of PowerPoint.
• Objective: To decide what to do.
• Agenda: Decide what to do.
• Actions: Decide to take no action.

Next Meeting: The Meeting to Meet to Discuss the Discussion

• Check the attendee registry to see if anyone will actually show up.
• Objective: To discuss the discussion.
• Agenda: Discuss the discussion.
• Actions: Take no action, because that would be too much work.