Restore my browser's middle-click behaviour

Some sites do annoying things with JavaScript, like replace the default behaviour of the browser to open a new tab on middle click, with code such as:

<a href="http://stackoverflow.com"
 onclick="window.location.href='http://stackoverflow.com'; return false;">
 Stack Overflow</a>

Is there any way I can give control back to my browser so that I'm the one that decides when a new tab gets opened or not? Right now I have to resort to either right clicking on the link and selecting Open link in new tab, or middle clicking on my browser's Back button after being rudely navigated away.

Solution 1:

You haven't stated which browser you're using, but I found this extension for Chrome. I haven't tested it extensively, but it works for twitter.com, which by default pops up a little profile box when middle-clicking on someone's twitter handle, rather than open their full profile in a new tab.