jQuery selector question. Select all nodes that do NOT START with (string)

Question

Trying to assemble a rather complex jQuery selector here, and having trouble.

Essentially, I\'m trying to grab all anchors that that 1) do not have a \"rel\" of \"fa

Answer 1

You want the :not selector

$("a:not([rel=facebox],[href^=mailto])");

EDIT: I stole your answer for correctness