[cockpit]

"If someone says something and you're not involved, mind your own business and use whatever you hear on either end to your advantage."

That pretty much make the point that the way to handle a berater and fish depends on the circumstances. Sometimes it's better to fend of the attacker, sometimes it's better to befriend the fish.

If I sense that the berater is the type that can't take a bit of his own medicine, then I go after him and get him to tilt. When I find a twit who thinks he can say anything that's on his mind, but no one else has the same right to mock him, then I know I'm in for some fun!