title: Is there really no way to expose the prototype of a html element in IE (<8)?
body: <p>I cooked up a pattern to create and extend html elements using their prototype. This works like a charm in non-ie browsers. Example code can be found @<a href="http://jsbin.com/eveto" rel="noreferrer">jsbin</a> (see page source)</p>
  
  <p>The advantage of this pattern should be speed (the methods are in the elements prototype chain, so they are referenced once). You guessed right: IE no go. In IE &lt; 8 the prototype of html elements is hidden/not accessible, so for every element you create, you have to reference the non standard methods again (leaving you with a lot of pointers if you use the pattern intensively). I have searched the web for solutions, but only found complex workarounds. Is there <em>really</em> no way to access a HTML elements prototype in IE?</p>