Just check this out h ttp://www.soccerpedia.net/db/index.php/Jens_Lehmann Clever use of CSS, but clearly a violation of TOS imho.
I think I don't realize then, or the thing has been removed? I only see one on the left and one on top, but ads with borders, nothing exceptional, I must be missing something. I went on it with firefox. Edit: I think I understand, looking at the picture, I suppose there should be another adsense box just right to the goal keeper pointing on the right... Yes, but that would be the third adsense block, so only lowest paying ads.
oh, ok, because it looks like the ads are from article? Then why not making the border color match the yellow/pink of the article box? Otherwise yes it's a good thing.
I don't believe he did that in purpose because his placement of the ads is really bad in general. Anyway, if he wanted he could have made the border white and place the image on a blue background and the result would have been the same.