Love this. Perhaps the best response should be to respond with the exact phraseology just used, e.g. to "Don't take this the wrong way, but ..." followed by som

Love this. Perhaps the best response should be to respond with the exact phraseology just used, e.g. to "Don't take this the wrong way, but ..." followed by some negative personal criticism you could reply with "Don't take this the wrong way, but now I really want to punch you."