gistfile1.php[345]

function sss_excerpt($string, $count, $string_tags = TRUE){
  //it's blank, just return.
  if ( '' == $string) return $string;
  
	$string = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $string);
	$string = strip_tags($string);
	$words = explode(' ', $string, $count + 1);
	if (count($words)> $count) {
		array_pop($words);
		$string = implode(' ', $words);
	}
	
	return $string;
}