Reading along here....
Ummmm, they were talking ABOUT her and being disparaging. Get a clue.
And YES, it is just good manners to ping the person you are gossiping about.
"And YES, it is just good manners to ping the person you are gossiping about."
Baloney. NoPardons dishes it out constantly. If she can't take the heat she should get out of the fire, as should you. Good manners? You aren't the arbitor of good manners and what they should be. Take a hike.
Thanks ! :-)