diff --git a/lib/twitter/request.rb b/lib/twitter/request.rb
index 93956e470..4c09c0913 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/request.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/request.rb
@@ -74,13 +74,22 @@ def parse(response)
       
       def mash(obj)
         if obj.is_a?(Array)
-          obj.map { |item| Mash.new(item) }
+          obj.map { |item| make_mash_with_consistent_hash(item) }
         elsif obj.is_a?(Hash)
-          Mash.new(obj)
+          make_mash_with_consistent_hash(obj)
         else
           obj
         end
       end
+
+      # Lame workaround for the fact that mash doesn't hash correctly
+      def make_mash_with_consistent_hash(obj)
+        m = Mash.new(obj)
+        def m.hash
+          inspect.hash
+        end
+        return m
+      end
       
       def to_query(options)
         options.inject([]) do |collection, opt| 
diff --git a/test/twitter/base_test.rb b/test/twitter/base_test.rb
index 2d682c86d..afdda9d67 100644
--- a/test/twitter/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/twitter/base_test.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ class BaseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         first.user.name.should == '-oAk-'
         first.text.should == '@jnunemaker cold out today. cold yesterday. even colder today.'
       end
+      
+      should "correctly hash statuses" do
+        stub_get('/statuses/friends_timeline.json', 'friends_timeline.json')
+        hashes = @twitter.friends_timeline.map{ |s| s.hash }
+        hashes.should == @twitter.friends_timeline.map{ |s| s.hash }
+      end
     end
   end
 end
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