Am I right that both of these should be identical? $('#linkList tr:gt(0):odd td:first').text();
$('#linkList tr:gt(0):odd').find('td:first').text(); The first one only returns 1 result instead of all, it behaves just like: $('#linkList tr:gt(0):odd:first td:first').text(); If I'm right then the first one contains a bug. -- Isaak Malik Web Developer