import re


def ignore_timestamp(text):
    """
    Remove a time stamp from a string to ease comparison.

    This function removes timestamps generated using the following method::

        time.strftime('%B %e, %Y at %H:%M')

    This makes it easy to compare two strings for equality without even though
    the embedded timestamps may differ.
    """
    return re.sub(r'\w+\s+\d{1,2},\s+\d{4}\s+at\s+\d\d:\d\d', '', text)