Custom event in jQuery that isn't bound to a DOM element?

Question

I\'m curious if its possible to create a custom event in jQuery that isn\'t bound to a DOM element.

I greatly prefer jQuery to YUI but there is one thing in YUI that

Answer 1

jQuery Callbacks provides a simple way to implement a pub-sub system independent of the DOM.

Near the bottom of the linked page is example code that shows how to do that.