answering questions heads up

[mterry]

I decided to play some Hollywood Park 15/30 yesterday, since the 25 wasn't running. These games feature many regulars, and I often see folks check it down once it gets heads up with other regulars.

Anyway, I flop a set of queens, and get an opportunity to three-bet the turn. It is heads up at this point, and the turn raiser asks me directly, "you got two pair huh?". To this I replied convincingly, "yeah". He calls the turn. I bet the river and he calls with top and bottom pair.

Afterward he started to talk smack about me to the rest of the table about how he couldn't believe I told him I had two pair, bla bla.

I'd prefer not to be an a-hole, but I didn't want to let this one go, and started to retort a bit (-EV obviously).

I'd prefer to avoid this situation, but I don't want to give away any tells or sit there silently as someone glares and asks questions. Any funny/good tips or interpretations on this and similar situations?

-Mike T