diff --git a/brutaldon/templates/main/toot_partial.html b/brutaldon/templates/main/toot_partial.html
index 79fecbc..5864c58 100644
--- a/brutaldon/templates/main/toot_partial.html
+++ b/brutaldon/templates/main/toot_partial.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% load humanetime %}
 {% load humanize %}
 {% load sanitizer %}
 {% load taglinks %}
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
             <strong>{{ toot.account.display_name }}</strong>
             <small><a href="{% url "user" toot.account.acct %}">@{{ toot.account.acct }}</a></small>
             <a href="{{ toot.url }}">
-                <small>{{ toot.created_at |naturaltime  }}</small>
+                <small>{{ toot.created_at |humane_time  }}</small>
             </a>
             {% if reblog %}
                 <br>
diff --git a/brutaldon/templatetags/humanetime.py b/brutaldon/templatetags/humanetime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d2be68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brutaldon/templatetags/humanetime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from django.utils.timezone import get_default_timezone, get_current_timezone, make_naive
+from django import template
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+@register.filter(is_safe=True)
+def humane_time(arg):
+    '''Returns a time string that is humane but not relative (unlike Django's humanetime)
+
+    For times less than 6 hours ago: display date and time to the minute.
+    For times less than 12 hours ago: display date and time to the hour.
+    For times more than 12 hours ago display date and "time of day".
+    For times more than 2 days ago display date.
+    For times more than 6 months ago, display month and year.
+    For times more than 10 years ago, display year.
+
+    Prefer words to numbers, unless it is too long.
+
+    The goal is a date/time that is always accurate no matter how long it's
+    been sitting there waiting for you to look at it, but is only precise
+    to a degree you are liable to care about.
+
+    It is not safe to use on future times.
+
+    '''
+    now = datetime.now()
+    arg = make_naive(arg, timezone=get_current_timezone())
+    diff = now - arg
+
+    if diff < timedelta(hours=6):
+        return arg.strftime("%a, %b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p")
+    elif diff < timedelta(hours=12):
+        return arg.strftime("%a, %b %d, %Y around %I %p")
+    elif diff < timedelta(days=2):
+        return arg.strftime("%a, %b %d, %Y in the ") + time_of_day(arg.hour)
+    elif diff < timedelta(days=6*28):
+        return arg.strftime("%b %d, %Y")
+    elif diff < timedelta(days=10*365):
+        return arg.strftime("%b, %Y")
+    else:
+        return arg.strftime("%Y")
+
+def time_of_day(hour):
+    """Return a description of what time of day an hour is.
+
+    This is very english-centric and probably not translatable.
+    """
+    if hour < 3:
+        return "wee hours"
+    elif hour < 6:
+        return "early morning"
+    elif hour < 12:
+        return "morning"
+    elif hour < 18:
+        return "afternoon"
+    elif hour < 22:
+        return "evening"
+    else:
+        return "night"