Part 1 - enhancing the comment layout

When browsing the drupal showcase forum I notice that few people take the effort the theme the comments, which is strange because comments are not only a very popular feature, but also exceedingly easy to theme!. For this comment theming tutorial we're going to spice up the comment template of the default Garland theme with some additional styling and a date widget just like the one in my latest free drupal theme Delicious Fruit.