diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index fe768f8e0..113888ce1 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1563,6 +1563,8 @@
     init: function() {
       var autoUpT, checked, conf, dialog, html, input, interva, name, title, updNow, verbose, _i, _len, _ref;
       updater.interval = $.config('Interval');
+      updater.ircUpd = $.config('IRC Updating');
+      updater.verbose = $.config('Verbose');
       html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-" + updater.interval + "</span></div>";
       conf = config.updater.checkbox;
       for (name in conf) {
@@ -1648,7 +1650,7 @@
           arr.push(reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode);
         }
         updater.timer.textContent = '-' + updater.interval;
-        if ($.config('Verbose')) {
+        if (updater.verbose) {
           updater.count.textContent = '+' + arr.length;
           if (arr.length === 0) {
             updater.count.className = '';
@@ -1659,7 +1661,7 @@
         while (reply = arr.pop()) {
           $.before(br, reply);
         }
-        if ($.config('IRC Updating')) {
+        if (updater.ircUpd) {
           return scrollTo(0, d.body.scrollHeight);
         }
       }
@@ -1976,14 +1978,16 @@
   };
   quoteBacklink = {
     init: function() {
+      quoteBacklink.opbl = !$.config('OP Backlinks');
+      quoteBacklink.qp = $.config('Quote Preview');
+      quoteBacklink.qi = $.config('Quote Inline');
       return g.callbacks.push(function(root) {
-        var container, el, id, link, opbl, qid, quote, quotes, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
+        var container, el, id, link, qid, quote, quotes, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
         if (/inline/.test(root.className)) {
           return;
         }
         id = root.id || $('td[id]', root).id;
         quotes = {};
-        opbl = !$.config('OP Backlinks');
         _ref = $$('a.quotelink', root);
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           quote = _ref[_i];
@@ -1997,7 +2001,7 @@
           if (!(el = d.getElementById(qid))) {
             continue;
           }
-          if (opbl && el.className === 'op') {
+          if (quoteBacklink.opbl && el.className === 'op') {
             continue;
           }
           link = $.el('a', {
@@ -2005,12 +2009,12 @@
             className: 'backlink',
             textContent: ">>" + id
           });
-          if ($.config('Quote Preview')) {
+          if (quoteBacklink.qp) {
             $.bind(link, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover);
             $.bind(link, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
             $.bind(link, 'mouseout', quotePreview.mouseout);
           }
-          if ($.config('Quote Inline')) {
+          if (quoteBacklink.qi) {
             $.bind(link, 'click', quoteInline.toggle);
           }
           if (!(container = $('.container', el))) {
@@ -2129,6 +2133,7 @@
   };
   quotePreview = {
     init: function() {
+      quotePreview.hl = $.config('Quote Highlighting');
       return g.callbacks.push(function(root) {
         var quote, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
         _ref = $$('a.quotelink, a.backlink', root);
@@ -2141,7 +2146,7 @@
           $.bind(quote, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover);
           $.bind(quote, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
           $.bind(quote, 'mouseout', quotePreview.mouseout);
-          _results.push($.bind(quote, 'msoueout', ui.hoverend));
+          _results.push($.bind(quote, 'mouseout', ui.hoverend));
         }
         return _results;
       });
@@ -2156,7 +2161,7 @@
       id = this.hash.slice(1);
       if (el = d.getElementById(id)) {
         qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
-        if ($.config('Quote Highlighting')) {
+        if (quotePreview.hl) {
           $.addClass(el, 'qphl');
         }
         if (/backlink/.test(this.className)) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 67502882e..b7190b6b6 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1267,6 +1267,9 @@ threadHiding =
 updater =
   init: ->
     updater.interval = $.config 'Interval'
+    updater.ircUpd   = $.config 'IRC Updating'
+    updater.verbose  = $.config 'Verbose'
+
     html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-#{updater.interval}</span></div>"
     conf = config.updater.checkbox
     for name of conf
@@ -1345,7 +1348,7 @@ updater =
         arr.push reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode #table
 
       updater.timer.textContent = '-' + updater.interval
-      if $.config 'Verbose'
+      if updater.verbose
         updater.count.textContent = '+' + arr.length
         if arr.length is 0
           updater.count.className = ''
@@ -1355,7 +1358,7 @@ updater =
       #XXX add replies in correct order so backlinks resolve
       while reply = arr.pop()
         $.before br, reply
-      if $.config 'IRC Updating'
+      if updater.ircUpd
         scrollTo 0, d.body.scrollHeight
 
   timeout: ->
@@ -1560,12 +1563,14 @@ titlePost =
 
 quoteBacklink =
   init: ->
+    quoteBacklink.opbl = ! $.config 'OP Backlinks'
+    quoteBacklink.qp   =   $.config 'Quote Preview'
+    quoteBacklink.qi   =   $.config 'Quote Inline'
     g.callbacks.push (root) ->
       return if /inline/.test root.className
       # op or reply
       id = root.id or $('td[id]', root).id
       quotes = {}
-      opbl = ! $.config 'OP Backlinks'
       for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink', root
         #don't process >>>/b/
         continue unless qid = quote.hash[1..]
@@ -1574,16 +1579,16 @@ quoteBacklink =
       for qid of quotes
         continue unless el = d.getElementById qid
         #don't backlink the op
-        continue if opbl and el.className is 'op'
+        continue if quoteBacklink.opbl and el.className is 'op'
         link = $.el 'a',
           href: "##{id}"
           className: 'backlink'
           textContent: ">>#{id}"
-        if $.config 'Quote Preview'
+        if quoteBacklink.qp
           $.bind link, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover
           $.bind link, 'mousemove', ui.hover
           $.bind link, 'mouseout',  quotePreview.mouseout
-        if $.config 'Quote Inline'
+        if quoteBacklink.qi
           $.bind link, 'click', quoteInline.toggle
         unless container = $ '.container', el
           container = $.el 'span', className: 'container'
@@ -1657,13 +1662,14 @@ quoteInline =
 
 quotePreview =
   init: ->
+    quotePreview.hl = $.config 'Quote Highlighting'
     g.callbacks.push (root) ->
       for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink, a.backlink', root
         continue unless quote.hash
         $.bind quote, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover
         $.bind quote, 'mousemove', ui.hover
         $.bind quote, 'mouseout',  quotePreview.mouseout
-        $.bind quote, 'msoueout',  ui.hoverend
+        $.bind quote, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
   mouseover: (e) ->
     qp = ui.el = $.el 'div',
       id: 'qp'
@@ -1673,7 +1679,7 @@ quotePreview =
     id = @hash[1..]
     if el = d.getElementById id
       qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML
-      $.addClass el, 'qphl' if $.config 'Quote Highlighting'
+      $.addClass el, 'qphl' if quotePreview.hl
       if /backlink/.test @className
         replyID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', @).id.match(/\d+/)[0]
         for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink', qp