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When average-bad players berate my ultra-bad-fish-buddies I nearly always stick up for my fish buddies and make fun of the average-bad players (plus defend my ultra-fish-buds)

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This has the added perk of possibly tilting the average-bad player, which is good for you also. Using the terms "whiner" and "sore loser" tends to help.