Is there really no way to expose the prototype of a html element in IE (<8)?

Question

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 @jsbin (see page source

Answer 1

The following, cut and pasted from the article HTMLElement doesnt work in IE. Examples works perfectly in IE and Firefox.

    
    



    
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