gistfile1.txt

<div id="the_div">
  <ul id="the_list">
    <li id="the_item">Click me!</li>
  </ul>
</div>

<p id="log"></p>

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
  function log(string){
    document.getElementById('log').innerHTML += (string + '<br/>');
  }

/* 1. */

  document.getElementById('the_div').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_div!') }, true);
    
  document.getElementById('the_list').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_list!') }, false);
    
  document.getElementById('the_item').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_item!') }, true);

/* 2. */
  document.getElementById('the_div').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_div!') }, false);
    
  document.getElementById('the_list').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_list!') }, false);
    
  document.getElementById('the_item').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_item!') }, true);

/* 3. */

  document.getElementById('the_div').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_div!') }, false);
    
  document.getElementById('the_list').addEventListener(
    'click', function(){ log('the_list!') }, false);
    
  document.getElementById('the_item').addEventListener(
    'click', function(e){ log('the_item!'); e.stopPropagation(); }, true);

</script>