gistfile1.js

    var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
    for(var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
        var a = anchors[i];
        var href = a.getAttribute("href");

// for some reason the HREF in this onClick is always bound to the last element in anchors[]. WHY?!
        a.onclick = function(el) {
          //console.log(href);


          return false;
        };
    }