[texhax] date format

[Schiller Judith 1541 EB]

hello,

i'd like to look my \today date exactly like

dec 12th 2008

the month must consist of only 3 small letters and the "th" ("st", "nd"
respectively) of the day must not be a superscript but on the same level
like the rest. i played around with the datetime package and ifthenelse
statements, but didn't succeed. any hints are very much appreciated!

j.