function formatstring(text)
{
  var newtext = "";
  for (i=1;i<=text.length;i++)
  {
    newtext=text.charAt(text.length-i)+newtext;
    if ((i%3==0)&&(i<text.length)) newtext = "," + newtext;
  }	
  return newtext;
}

function counter() {
    startverbcount=112906801;
    verbrate=41601; // verbs per day
    timeelapsed=new Date()
    offset = timeelapsed.getHours()*24*60+timeelapsed.getMinutes()*60+timeelapsed.getSeconds(); // seconds since day begin
    var newcount = Math.ceil(startverbcount + (offset*verbrate/(24*60*60)));
    var popul = document.getElementById("verbcount");
    popul.innerHTML = formatstring(newcount.toString());
    setTimeout('counter()',200);
}