The momentary pleasure of flushing their proverbial toilet is seldom worth the grief I get in return.

I know what you mean. After it got to a certain point and when I knew that I wasn't beholden to their power, I let them know that they were full of crap.

I think what @edystringz is trying to say is "don't be like them, not every battle is worth fighting.

For sure. Completely agree that discretion is the better part of valor. No point getting bruises when they're not necessary.