title: Converting string to ruby datetime
body: <p>I have the following string as a date</p>
  
  <pre><code>Thu 17 Jan
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I want to convert this to a ruby date time object (to save in the database). I have tried <a href="https://github.com/mojombo/chronic" rel="nofollow">chronic</a>, but without luck. </p>
  
  <p>Can someone help me out, thanks in advance</p>