diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hamster.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hamster.c
index 7769b6d453..cfb2ee6cce 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hamster.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hamster.c
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
  * @cond LOCAL
  */
 
-static int _eina_hamsters = 7;
+const char *_eina_hamster_time = __TIME__;
+const char *_eina_hamster_date = __DATE__;
+static int _eina_hamsters = -1;
 
 /**
  * @endcond
@@ -74,6 +76,56 @@ static int _eina_hamsters = 7;
 EAPI int
 eina_hamster_count(void)
 {
+   if (_eina_hamsters < 0)
+     {
+        int hrs = 0, min = 0, sec = 0;
+        char mon[8] = "";
+        int monnum = 0, day = 0, year = 0;
+        int fields;
+        
+        fields = sscanf(_eina_hamster_time, "%02i:%02i:%02i", &hrs, &min, &sec);
+        if (fields == 3)
+          {
+             _eina_hamsters = (hrs * 60) + min;
+             fields = sscanf(_eina_hamster_date, "%s %i %i", mon, &day, &year);
+             if (fields == 3)
+               {
+                  int i;
+                  const char *mons[] =
+                    {
+                       "Jan",
+                         "Feb",
+                         "Mar",
+                         "Apr",
+                         "May",
+                         "Jun",
+                         "Jul",
+                         "Aug",
+                         "Sep",
+                         "Oct",
+                         "Nov",
+                         "Dec"
+                    };
+                  
+                  for (i = 0; i < 12; i++)
+                    {
+                       if (!strcmp(mon, mons[i]))
+                         {
+                            monnum = i + 1;
+                            break;
+                         }
+                    }
+                  // alloc 60 for mins, 24 for hrs
+                  // alloc 1-31 (32) for days, 1-12 (13) for months
+                  // use year as-is, for 31 bits (signed) this gives us up to
+                  // 3584 years, which is good enough imho. - 1500 years from
+                  // now or so. :)
+                  _eina_hamsters += 
+                    (day + (monnum * 32) + (13 * 32 * year)) * (24 * 60);
+               }
+          }
+     }
+   // format: [rest - year][0-12 - month][0-31 - day][0-23 - hrs][0-59 - sec]
    return _eina_hamsters;
 }