Well... I know a way to block MANY advertisments out there

Edit your HOSTS file.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txtMake that your HOSTS file on Windows.
(HOSTS file on Windows XP = C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\HOSTS )
I love it, surfing the web with about 90% Less ads.
All ad servers are re-routed to 127.0.0.1 which is a PC's loopback address. Makes the site find nothing and Ping out and show blank in the ad space