The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

Did that title get your attention?

Boy, I thought my colleagues were dull when I was in college - always studying and rarely ever having much fun.

But, this takes the cake.

A survey reports that college kids find iPods more important than beer:

Nearly three quarters, or 73 percent, of 1,200 students surveyed said iPods were "in" - more than any other item in a list that also included text messaging, bar hopping and downloading music.

iPods more popular than beer, harrumph!

This year, drinking beer and Facebook.com, a social networking Web site, were tied for second most popular, with 71 percent of the students identifying them as "in."

It's a f*cking media player, people.

Whoopty doo.

"For those who believe there's an excessive amount of drinking on campus, now there's something else that's common on campuses."

Those nerds need to get with the programme.