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Top 11: Wacky Replacements for Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death: Page 3 of 5

Michael Manus

A picture of Bill Gates dressed as a Borg ordering users that Bill Gates "Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

Aaaaooooooooo!Dave Smart

My Husky (named Mason Moonshiner) performing a death howl in full color video with a moon over his back! (BONUS: here's a pic of Mason doing one of his famous howls - Thanks Dave!)

Ray Gauthier

In deference to 'Jerry Maguire,' a video of Steve Ballmer running around, wearing only a locker-room towel, yelling "Show me the money! Show me the money!" (Oh, you wanted something funny, not gross!)

Ken Graham

The screen cuts to a web cam of the system administrator's office where the system crash just caused several Mentos to drop into a waiting bottle of Diet Coke, thereby alerting the SA to the crash.

Bob Mariotti

The BSOR - the Black Screen of Reality!