If it has to do with relationships, pecking order, someone's mother's idea of propriety, or vicious gossip, "—Alla grandissima! A tribute." helps you dodge the bullet, or simply stay out of the way. This is part of a larger problem — attacks against those not present — Other tools for defending yourself from attacks against your partner, include (1.) Nothing complicated, (2.) You wonder, (3.) Don't worry, (4.) Says who? (5.) Unheard of, (6.) Don't laugh, (7.) No rules, (8.) So foolish, and (9.) Control yourself! (–Source: taxi1010.com stargate06)

"What do you think our relationship is built on?"
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—A little peace and quiet.

"A little superficial, isn't it?"
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—From your point of view.

"He's extremely fragile."
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—Everyone has to treat you a certain way! ... Oh, he's a different case ... We'll see ... You've been wrong before.

"Sir! Sir! Who is your employer?" [From some self-styled security guard]
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—There's not many, so it doesn't matter.

"Are you dating someone from Danville?"
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—You don't know how lucky I am.

"Who needs you?"
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—Bitchy rednecks ... I don't even care anymore.

"He's nothing; he's really inconsequential." [Your father]
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—That's the trouble with having a lot of money.

"I pity you."
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—Not all tears are the same.

"I understand ... You're not your brother's keeper."
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—Don't allow yourself to wonder what you'll do next, and then you'll live into it.

"Your friends are not always who you think they are."
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—All your base are belong to us ... You are on the way to destruction ... HA, HA, HA, HA.

"You're being extremely inappropriate." (–Carrie Prejean)
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—Long range ... Not many people have knapsacks at forty thousand feet.

"Who did you used to be?" [Belittling "Elderspeak"]
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—A naked stranger ... Too bad Janice Joplin died ... Big shots! ... Navajo ... They all think I'm weird because I'm not seeking status in a prescribed manner.

"Penny: In choir that girl was sitting in front of us and we kept going, 'Moo.' ... Karen: We were going, 'Come here, cow; come here, cow.' ... Bonnie: I know. She is one ... Penny: She looks like a big fat cow ... Julie: Who is that? ... Bonnie: That girl on the basketball team ... Penny: That big red-headed cow ... Julie: Oh, yeah. I know. She is a cow." (–A group of eighth-grade girls in the cafeteria discussing an overweight classmate whose breasts they consider too large for her age, as reported by John Tierney in "Can You Believe How Mean Office Gossip Can Be?" The New York Times, 3 November 2009)
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—It's getting squirrellier and squirrellier ... If you think about it, a squirrel is just a fancy kind of rat.

"Why do people become ugly as they grow old?"
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—There's a reason people drink wine in France.

"I overheard the conversation."
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—The fact too good to check.

"Oh, I saw your card; it's very nice. Did you scan a picture of Sam and then trace it?"
—Alla grandissima! A tribute.
—You can't scare me.