"I have been called worse by better people" and "You're kicking me out? I've been thrown into better places than this" have gotten me punched more than any other phrases I have ever used, but hasn't stopped me from using them.“I’ve been called a whole lot worse, by a whole lot better,” is one of the greatest comebacks I’ve ever heard. It was uttered by a guy that we used to play soccer with. Sadly, he got banned from playing because he was always drunk and out of control. Sadly, too, his son suffers the same malady.