$.fn.reorder = function() {

    // random array sort from
    // http://javascript.about.com/library/blsort2.htm
    function randOrd() { return (Math.round(Math.random()) - 0.5); }

    return ($(this).each(function() {
        var $this = $(this);
        var $children = $this.children();
        var childCount = $children.length;

        if (childCount > 1) {
            $children.remove();

            var indices = new Array();
            for (i = 0; i < childCount; i++) { indices[indices.length] = i; }
            indices = indices.sort(randOrd);
            $.each(indices, function(j, k) { $this.append($children.eq(k)); });

        }
    }));
}