IE7 + table + trigger + bubbling + colon = EXPLODE

IE7 + table + trigger + bubbling + colon = EXPLODE


I'm having a major issue with JQuery's trigger command. I tend to use
custom events, namespaced with colons. I found out today that certain
elements in IE7/IE8 explode when you use a trigger with a colon.
Simple repro step:
1) Using IE7 or IE8 go to www.google.com
2) add jquery 1.3.2 (via bookmarklet)
3) Press F12(to open script console) and run $("table:first").trigger
("wtf:fail");
Trigger is a pretty core JQuery technique... so having it not work in
the majority browser for many cases seems like a big problem.
There's a bug for this already http://dev.jquery.it/ticket/1591 thats
pretty old.
I know this only affects a certain type of person's development style
(using colons in trigger, and using tables), however please, please
help get this fixed.
Thanks