Mark Bixby writes (about selecting from bad HTML at docs.hp.com):

> As a workaround, MSIE 5.5 can cut/paste this sample schema without a
problem.
>
> - Mark B. (who confesses to being assimilated by MSIE a few months ago :-(
)

Yes, MSIE is more forgiving about bad code.

Of course, this is also just one more reason why it's bad to
design and test web sites using only a single browser.

--Glenn