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HTML
<select>
<option value="">One</option>
<option value="" selected>Two</option>
<option value="">Three</option>
</select>
<p></p>
JavaScript
// I want it to output "x" when "Two" is reselected
$('select').change(function() {
$('p').append('x');
});