At April 23, 2006 2:23 PM, Anonymous
It is wrong to blame other for your own mistake and in my opinion it is also wrong not to defend yourself. Blaming is when you have committed the act and put the responsibility on someone else's shoulder. Since you didn't commit the act, the BLAMING part should not have been an issue. Also it is in your right to defend yourself against accusation. You could have called her names and make a big scene or quickly and quitely try to explain to her that you didn't make those remark(s) and you didn't appreciated her respond w/o finding the facts.
Regarding the Coworker, if she is the kind of person that allows other to be blamed for her mistakes, I personally do not need/want her friendship. Because those kind of people will bit you in the As.... sooner or later.
You also want to warn your coworker that in the future if you are blamed for her craps, you will expose her for what she is.