function smd_article_stats($atts, $thing=NULL) {
	global $thisarticle;

	assert_article();

	extract(lAtts(array(
		'wraptag' => '',
		'class' => __FUNCTION__,
		'break' => '',
		'label' => '',
		'labeltag' => '',
		'item' => '',
	), $atts));

	$body = strip_tags($thisarticle['body']);
	$excerpt = strip_tags($thisarticle['excerpt']);
	$item = do_list($item);
	$words = 0;
	$out = array();

	foreach ($item as $whatnot) {
		switch ($whatnot) {
			case "body":
				$words += preg_match_all('@\b\w+\b@', $body, $m);
				break;
			case "excerpt":
				$words += preg_match_all('@\b\w+\b@', $excerpt, $m);
				break;
		}
	}
	$out[] = $words;

	return doLabel($label, $labeltag).doWrap($out, $wraptag, $break, $class);
}