(Tank him) Look him in the eyes and say, " Can you spell SHUT UP?!"
RICKLES: "ha, ha, ha, ooo I'm scared, ha, ha, ha..."
MARKETING DIRECTOR (Very annoyed): "Look, you two! Can we get back to business?"
R&R: Well it looks like Tanking the Sniper has given Rickles the satisfaction of knowing that he got to you, which is exactly what he wants. At the same time notice that when the marketing director said, "Look, you two! Can we get back to business?" both you and the Sniper have been lumped into the "same category" of people who take the meeting off track.. That's the problem with becoming difficult yourself.
YOU (Defensively): Yes, of course we can get back on track! That's what I want! So as I was saying ....
(3 minutes later)
RICKLES: (Mumbling) I heard you lost your last job because of illness and fatigue. They got sick and tired of you. (snicker, snicker)
YOU:
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