File this scene in the "Preemptive Quickie Denial" category. Faithful viewer Peter Chastain forwarded us a Wired article about a poor woman whose car was broken into by some malfeasant who took nothing but a shoulder bag (which was later found discarded and unmolested in a trash can nearby) and-- drum roll, please-- an old-school rainbow logo Apple sticker.

Actually, the woman describes it as a sticker, but we strongly suspect that it was actually a vinyl logo cling; if it had been a sticker, it would probably have been on the outside of the vehicle and there for the taking, making the smashing of a window somewhat gratuitous. The clings, on the other hand, are applied to the inside surface of the glass. They're also a bit harder to come by than the stickers, several of which came with every Mac sold.

But anyway, here's the thing: the victim of this heinous crime lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, which, coincidentally, also happens to be the birthplace of AtAT, the location of the original AtAT headquarters, and just one town over from the current AtAT compound. So we know what you're thinking, and no, we didn't do it.

For the record, we already have more Apple stickers than we known what to do with-- indeed, we could probably cover every square inch of the metallic blue floral wallpaper in the upstairs bathroom with them, if we ever got a mind to. And logo clings? Well, we're not exactly rolling in those, but we certainly have enough that we don't need to go breaking into nearby vehicles to get more. Especially when, if we really wanted another one, we could always just grab one off of eBay. Add to that the fact that we have a rock-solid alibi for the entire month of May when the crime took place (new parents have no time to run around breaking into cars) and we think you'll agree that your knee-jerk suspicions were incorrect, not to mention insulting. Shame on you.

Now that that's settled, on a related note, the cling that graced the left rear door window of the AtATmobile for the past eight years had petrified, turned brown, and evidently bonded chemically with the glass to which it stuck; the application of razor blades and harsh chemical solvents was necessary to remove it from the window to make way for a Babies "R" Us windowshade. True story. But fear not; we've still got the AtAT sticker on the bumper.