willowfall
Senator
Over the years I've learned a simple method to deflect criticism. It involves including two words in your reply, those being "Your mom".
Examples: "You idiot" is met with "Your mom's an idiot".
"Your work sucks" is countered by "Your mom sucks".
This is very effective and guarantees you will always emerge as the person possessing the superior intellect and that your viewpoints are obviously the correct ones.
Ahhh .... I see you are an aficionado of Oscar Wilde - “Don’t worry if you are losing the argument, you can always call the other fellow names.” (obviously someone else is too calling me a "troll" when he knows nothing about me.)
Personally I prefer Mark Twain - "Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
But best of all Thomas Paine - “It is as useless to argue with those that have renounced the use and authority of reason as to administer medication to the dead.”
Or in the life of a galley slave "Never argue with the guy with the whip."
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