"Rhubarb and tonic" is what the crowd says on tv during a din in the courtroom when the defendant is proclaimed guilty or innocent because it provides the best sound mix.
Judge: I find the defendant guilty.
Crowd: (general din)
Judge: Order! What are they all saying?
Dick Wolf: Your honor, I believe they are saying "rhubarb and tonic"
Director: Yes, that's what we told them to say. This is what is called a "rhubarb and tonic moment".
Crowd: (general din)
Judge: Order! What are they all saying?
Dick Wolf: Your honor, I believe they are saying "rhubarb and tonic"
Director: Yes, that's what we told them to say. This is what is called a "rhubarb and tonic moment".
by pe.kelly11 November 22, 2009
Get the rhubarb and tonic momentmug. Veering dangerously off course, as in, when ploughing the garden with a horse-drawn one- furrow walking plough, which begins to skid to one side, endangering the rhubarb that grows from bulbs perennially in the grass at the edge of the garden.
by Jkb05 January 27, 2022
Get the Heading for the rhubarbmug.