Was just cussed out by a landlord I'm suing. It wasn't even that he cussed me out, it was that he was so ... inartful doing it.... Did kinda piss me off, but I more or less tuned out after the first 5 minutes.
I sometimes wish I didn't have to maintain a professional response to such things, because part of me wouldn't mind diving right down to his level instead of saying:
"Well, aside from an unfortunate and slight waste of both our time, that didn't really accomplish anything. I truly don't know what you expected to accomplish here: "curse me into dropping a lawsuit I've already filed?" I don't usually counsel opposing parties and that really isn't even what I'm about to do, but you need a lawyer in this. I'm going to print out the number to three bar associations. I recommend you call them and ask for a lawyer who handles landlord tenant evictions, to make this fair. Now if you chose not to get a lawyer and go on with this pro se, representing yourself with no lawyer, I suppose that's your choice. However, I can't stress enough that to make it fair for you, you should really hire an attorney. Also the use of profanity like that really doesn't help your case, not that I personally mind it, even when it's directed at me, but it doesn't do you any good."
[He storms out, I call after him]
"So, I'll just mail you those contact information for the bar associations then...? I shall take your middle finger as a rude yes. Thank you and have a lovely day, sir."
I prefer my criminals.