add_placeholder('text_1', 'Fuck you ie')

​

function add_placeholder(id, placeholder) {

    var el = document.getElementById(id);

    el.placeholder = placeholder;

    el.onfocus = function () {

        if (this.value == this.placeholder) {

            this.value = '';

          el.style.color = '';

        }

    };

    el.onblur = function () {

        if (this.value.length == 0) {

            this.value = this.placeholder;

          el.style.color = '#A9A9A9';

        }

    };

    el.onblur();

}