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"
When you bring a girl over and sleep with her, and she proceeds to go around the house into different rooms and sleep with your roommates (reminiscent of the Scooby Doo chase scenes). By the end of it, no ones really sure where she is.
When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failureshower.