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Proof, if any were needed, that young blogging girls named Amanda might not be quite ready to join the big leagues where the grown-ups play.
Over at Pandagon, Amanda Marcotte played queen to her cohort of head-bobbers. Anyone who dast disagree with her was smitten mightily by her wrath. Amanda's jejune brand of cliqueish viciousness seems to be lifted right out of "Heathers." Now that she has ducked for cover, she uses Salon to promote the time-worn excuses offered by many caught in the same situation: "it was my idea to quit" and "that thing I said that caused so much trouble--it was just meant as a joke." Amanda, there is a playground aphorism that applies perfectly to your problem: You can dish it out but you can't take it.
