Graphical glitches in Safari 5.0.1 render it unusable

Wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Semi-recently, over the last month, I've been getting these intermittent strange graphical glitches in Safari.
I can't tell if it's due to the most recent Flash update or an Apple software update.
The fact that I can't make it happen at will makes it even more difficult to debug. It's so annoying that I'm considering ditching Safari for good.
Basically, sometimes when I'm surfing one of three things may happen:
1. Certain things stay on top of Safari, see the screenshot below.
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1606/safariglitch1.jpg
2. The entire window turns into a nasty looking mosaic, see the screenshot below which oddly enough is a screenshot of a screenshot because if I save the actual screenshot, it saves as all black.
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1694/safariglitch2.jpg
3. If you picture Safari in a 3x3 grid, sometimes the middle third will get "stuck" across all tabs and not scroll. Sorry, don't have a screenshot of that.
The only way I've been able to remedy any of these is to quit and restart Safari.
Anyone else run into this?
Very aggravating.

annoying indeed.
I'd start by moving everything in the Home/Library/safari folder, except your bookmarks.plist (quit safari beforehand) & testing until you see the problem again. If you do, either disable Flash, or if you use it (naturally) consider swapping to an earlier version temporarily.
If/when it seems Flash related, try trashing all of Home/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/, since that holds some Flash settings.
If a new account (for testing) appeals, then your bookmarks & more can be copied over to it without much trouble - fast user switching makes it rather easier to flit back n forth too.
*edit* you might usefully remove Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.safari.plist at the same time as the Safari folder contents.
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