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HTML

<ul id="list">
</ul>

JavaScript

var list = ['Rhonda','Duncan','Vernon','Jemima','Austin','Leigh','Clio','Daniel','Hedwig','Wang','Oliver','Linda','Brenna','Ali','Kirestin','April','Tucker','Virginia','Evelyn','Idola','Yolanda','Veronica','Cally','Aspen','Naida','Ainsley','Candace','Yetta','Gwendolyn','Kasper','Urielle','Cassidy','Rhea','Sigourney','Marny','Summer','Isadora','Shelley','Breanna','Selma','Rhonda','Serena','Isabella','Uriah','Stephanie','Zephr','Yuli','Raya','Victor','Elmo','Clayton','Tyler','Dacey','Gisela','Zane','Ulric','Hall','Caldwell','Tashya','Patricia','Melyssa','Ryan','Tyler','Jaquelyn','Mona','Kyla','Garth','Briar','Hoyt','Jamal','Xander','Colin','Emmanuel','Hollee','Buckminster','Catherine','Hilda','Brenden','Winter','Gareth','Hoyt','Carter','Demetria','Mark','Kathleen','Darrel','Kyle','Tashya','Hayley','Jakeem','Maris','Anne','Dustin','Kristen','Katelyn','Wyatt','Bree','Sloane','Baker','Keely'];

function build_list(list) {
	var $li = $("<li></li>");
	var $tmp;
	var $lis = [];
	
	for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
		$tmp = $li.clone().text(list[i]);
        $lis.push($tmp);
	}
	
	// they're out of order already, so it's something wrong with the add() usage
	
	$("#list").append($lis);
}

build_list(list);