James, I think you're looking for "filter":
$("#document a").filter(".menu a").dostuff();
I have tried:
$("#document a").not(".menu a").dostuff();
$("#document *:not(.menu) a").dostuff();
$("#document a:not(.menu a)").dostuff();
I am at a loss. No doubt there is a really simple way of saying
"select all of the elements where none of the parents are the .menu
element".
