@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ "regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"golang.org/x/net/html"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/cache"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/htfilter"
@@ -61,10 +62,36 @@ relingo[l] = v
 	}
 }
 
+func prettifydate(d time.Time) string {
+	var customMags = []humanize.RelTimeMagnitude{
+	  {time.Second, "now", time.Second},
+	  {2 * time.Second, "1s %s", 1},
+	  {time.Minute, "%ds %s", time.Second},
+	  {2 * time.Minute, "1m %s", 1},
+	  {time.Hour, "%dm %s", time.Minute},
+	  {2 * time.Hour, "1h %s", 1},
+	  {humanize.Day, "%dh %s", time.Hour},
+	  {2 * humanize.Day, "1d %s", 1},
+	  {humanize.Week, "%dd %s", humanize.Day},
+	  {2 * humanize.Week, "1w %s", 1},
+	  {humanize.Month, "%dw %s", humanize.Week},
+	}
+
+	since := time.Since(d)
+	// More than a month, return the actual date.
+	if since.Hours() > 730 {
+		return d.Format("02 Jan 2006 15:04")
+	}
+
+	return humanize.CustomRelTime(d, time.Now(), "", "from now", customMags)
+}
+
 func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 	var user *WhatAbout
 	somenumberedusers.Get(userid, &user)
 	for _, h := range honks {
+		// idk where else to put this
+		h.DatePretty = prettifydate(h.Date)
 		h.What += "ed"
 		if h.What == "tonked" {
 			h.What = "honked back"

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.1
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220411220226-7b82a4e95df4

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.1 h1:nhxRkql1kdYCc8Snf7D5/D3spOX+dBgjA6u8x004T2c=
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.1/go.mod h1:R4bJ1UQfqADjvDa4P6HZHLh/3OxWWEqc0Sk8XGwHqvA=
+github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0 h1:VSnTsYCnlFHaM2/igO1h6X3HA71jcobQuxemgkq4zYo=
+github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0/go.mod h1:HtrtbFcZ19U5GC7JDqmcUSB87Iq5E25KnS6fMYU6eOk=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 h1:i40aqfkR1h2SlN9hojwV5ZA91wcXFOvkdNIeFDP5koI=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 h1:lTGmDsbAYt5DmK6OnoV7EuIF1wEIFAcxld6ypU4OSgU=

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Oondle   string
 	XID      string
 	RID      string
 	Date     time.Time
+	DatePretty string
 	URL      string
 	Noise    string
 	Precis   string

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <a class="honkerlink" href="/h?xid={{ .Honker }}" data-xid="{{ .Honker }}">{{ .Username }}</a>
 {{ else }}
 <a href="{{ .Honker }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .Username }}</a>
 {{ end }}
-<span class="clip"><a href="{{ .URL }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .What }}</a> <span id="honkdate">{{ .Date.Local.Format "02 Jan 2006 15:04" }}</span> </span>
+<span class="clip"><a href="{{ .URL }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .What }}</a> <span style="float: right;" id="honkdate">{{ .DatePretty }}</span> </span>
 {{ if .Oonker }}
 <br>
 <span class="left1em clip">