Sounds like your Safari install got screwed up some how. I've tested on two different Macs and two Windows Machines (Safari 3.0b XP/Vista) and no problems viewing.
As far as HTML output goes for Joomla forums, I've never been one to really care if sites meet strict validation rules. And Fireboard isn't the only
Joomla/SMF on forums.joomla.org does not validate
Joomla/SMF on joomlahacks.com does not validate
Joomla/PHPbb (Mehdi's Phpbb bridge)
www.selwane.com/forum/ does not validate
I agree it would be nice for strict validation, but I think currently developers time is best focused elsewhere.