Cant get Rid of These Files

No matter what I do, I cant empty the TRASH of these 2 files (see photo below)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/21462962358dd3f025a4o.png
I can move them from the TRASH binn and they disappear, but them when I go back to the TRASH (for whatever reason) they are there once again. I did see a folder in the with the name 501 and was wondering if the User has something to do with this???
I WAS able to get rid of THAT but the oters remain, right now, in my TRASH bin.

Try holding down the option key while emptying the trash. If that doesn't you might want to read this thread to see if any of the suggestions there work for you.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5827887
There are also some fixes for trash problems in this KB article.
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash in Mac OS X
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106272

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