gistfile1.rb

# Changes the default date and time string formatters in Rails. See http://j.mp/2nZ022 and http://j.mp/1BRFSf for more info
# 
# >> Time.now.to_s
# => "3rd Nov, 2009 10:54 PM GMT"
# >> Date.today.to_s
# => "3rd Nov, 2009"

Time::DATE_FORMATS[:default] = lambda { |time| time.strftime("#{time.day.ordinalize} %b, %Y %I:%M %p %Z") }
Date::DATE_FORMATS[:default] = lambda { |date| date.strftime("#{date.day.ordinalize} %b, %Y") }