title: Make Date#parse assume a US format instead of an EU format
body: <p>With 1.9.2p0, Date#parse assumes an UE format.  Check out format.rb, line: 1042 if you don't believe me.</p>
  
  <p>Anyways, how can I make it assume a US format, so that: </p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; Date.parse("10/4/2010")
   =&gt; Mon, 04 Oct 2010
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Instead of April 10th.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>class Date
    def _parse_eu(str,e)
      _parse_us(str,e)
    end
  end
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but no luck.  Any other ideas?</p>