The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

You’ve probably seen the stories about people getting mugged for their iPods because robbers recognized the tell tale ear plugs. We haven’t been talking about it too much ere because quite frankly it sounds like a load of crap. But this morning Phil at MobileWhack reveals that he used his iPod mini as a self defense device to drop a beat down on a would be mugger. Well, in a smack-a-guy-in-the-head-with-a-blunt-object kind of way.

Fortunately I was armed with more than my one and a half Krav Maga lessons – I was carrying my iPod mini. Just in case you haven’t seen one, the mini is not your mother’s iPod. The rounded edges and soft plastic chassis that characterized the older generations have given way to one sharp little fucker of a digital lifestyle appliance.

So this guy lunged out and grabbed my shoulder as I was changing songs and, with my bag stolen just last week, I was in no mood to make any concessions of my property to appease him. I immediately took a panicked swipe and made solid contact between the base of my mini and his forehead. He stumbled back, dazed from the blow, and I took this chance to kick him solidly in the stomach and scurry away.

Remind me to tell you the story of when I kicked some dude’s ass with a 12 pack of Seirra Mist sometime.