var handleClick = function(e) {
   // Older IEs set the `event` globally.
   e = window.event || e;

   // Older IEs use `srcElement` instead of the spec'd `target`.
   var target = e.target || e.srcElement;

   // For example's sake.
   if (target.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'a' && target.className == 'some_class') {
       // Handle this click.
   }

}

if (document.addEventListener) {
    document.addEventListener('click', handleClick, false);
} else (document.attachEvent) {
    // Older IEs use `attachEvent` instead for adding event listeners.
    document.attachEvent('onclick', handleClick);
} else {
    // When all else fails, let's take a journey back to the 90's.
    document.onclick = handleClick;
}