Weird font issues! already repaired fonts, archive install

hi, so i got a macbook pro fully patched, and im getting this strange strange font corruption, or something, im not quite sure what it really is!
http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fielog9.jpg
it hapends in
safari
adium
text edit
and a few other programs, needless to say, its system wide, not just one application!!
i have tried verifying all fonts, and that didnt help, and then i did an archive and install, thinking that would fix it, and it has not.
also, i have no sound when streaming any video through safari, but i do with firefox
any hlep?
PICTURE HERE
http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fielog9.jpg

Make sure you delete the fonts Helvetica Fractions and Times Phonetic if you have them. The screen shot is too poor to tell for sure, but it looks like the former (or a similar font that replaces Latin with math symbols).

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