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HTML

<select multiple id="WOStatusKey" name="WOStatusKey" style="width:200px;">                
        <option value="1">1</option>
        <option value="2">2</option>
        <option value="3">3</option>
        <option value="4">4</option>
        <option value="5">5</option>
        <option value="6">6</option>
        <option value="7">7</option>
        <option value="8">8</option>
    </select>

JavaScript

$("select[multiple] option").mousedown(function () {
        var $self = $(this);            

        if ($self.attr("selected")) {                
            $self.removeAttr("selected", "");
        }
        else {
            $self.attr("selected", "selected");
        }

        return false;            
    });