On a side note do any of the pop-up ad blockers completely block flash player ads?

I haven't seen one of those ads since installing AdShield, so maybe it does. Not sure, though. I can still play proper flash movies such as the StrongBad Email. Since AdShield goes by a URL substring table (for example, blocking any URL that contains the string "/ads/"), perhaps it also does this for any flash files fitting that description. Maybe that's why it works for me. Give AdShield a shot. I can even supply you with a predefined block list if you want it.