As much as I'd like to take credit for this, I found it in
Sunday's
Dilbert strip.
Once upon a time there was a little pointy-haired monster. He promised riches to the villagers if they could achieve his random objectives. The villagers worked long hours but they were happy and optimistic. Suddenly the evil monster cut their funding and hired the village idiot to be project manager.
And that is how the villagers got trapped in meetings for all eternity.
The End