If you’ve ever run Windows on a PC then you’ve certainly encountered the so-called Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), which is pictured above. For Mac fans, this Windows warning is a target of ridicule. For Linux fans, it’s proof of their open source operating system’s superiority. But for Windows devotees, the BSoD is a source of embarrassment and frustration.

Just take a look at the marquee outside the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The sign, which usually touts the various performances and buffet specials at the French-theme casino-hotel, was down all night and into the morning, casting its eerie Microsoft blue glow on the strip.

Lest we single out the Paris marquee misfortune, we’ve compiled a gallery below of some of our other favorite BSoD moments. m