An at the time non-serious name for a new, non-alcoholic beverage idea for bar customers who don't drink, consisting of half coke, half 7-UP, which actually wound up tasting pretty good.
The act of licking the remnants of a food or beverage from the container it was served in, particularly when the tongue is stretched and swirled to maximum capacity.
Defense: blame the messenger, try to shift the focus from the crime to the press that reports it.
At the end of each episode of Scooby Doo, the villain always says, “and I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling kids
... and I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling press reporters says Clinton to Matt Drudge
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has excoriated NewsWeek for reporting on a Qu'ran being flushed down a toilet in Guantanamo. Translation: "and we would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for you meddling Newsweek guys"