dim,
why are you and your friend so immature? what they say just reinforces lowly thinking. they may be 'on your side' and could even 'wish you well'. but neither of this can negate the fact that what they say is stupid.
i think your boss would probably have laughed in your face if you said that to him.
you think MOM is so free to take up your petty complaint?
even if MOM would bother with you, the MOM staff attending to you would probably laugh at you behind your back for being so childish and petty as to make a mountain out of a molehill.
did your boss insult you in non-work-related areas, insult your body or sexuality or your family members, or anything like that? he did not! as long as the content of his flare-up is still work related, he has done nothing out of the line
so do you think it is in your best interest to threaten him? from the way you describe it, it is so obvious that you still think that there is reward in winning a war of words and you still think that "not losing face" is paramount. you still think that your colleagues care what he did to you and you still think that your self-image vests in what you believe your colleagues think of you (trust me they arent thinking about you at all, not as if they got nothing better to do)
you dont know the meaning of quiet dignity. i guess this cannot be taught, this can only be learnt personally.