computers
On telly. They never run any recognisable OS, and make lots of twittery beeping noises whenever some text is displayed. If my computer made that noise, it would find itself thrown out of the window within minutes of being booted up.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 21:42, 18 replies)

This. And explosive devices with flashing red lights.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 21:56, closed)

and having a
Particular colour wire to cut.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:03, closed)

And cars that flip onto their roof and explode when they hit a wheelie bin,
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:16, closed)

That'll be the fault of indestructable kittens.

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:24, closed)

Didn't Stargate SG1 take the piss out of that one...
"Cut the blue wire"
"But they're all yellow"
(An eejit passing by in a purple satin skirt with sparkly bits, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:36, closed)

tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WireDilemma
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:50, closed)

more pertinently
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ViewerFriendlyInterface
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 0:20, closed)

It is recognisable
As any fule kno, it's called MovieOS.
(Rilux might be pregnant and has bum-aids, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:00, closed)

Imagine playing 'chase the flashing light' on the bridge of the Enterprise ...
'But Captain, what do all of these buttons DO? They all flash in a random sequence, and none of them have any writing on!'
'Uhura, how long have you been part of this crew? Have you not realised yet that none of us have the foggiest? In front of my chair I have a steering wheel and two pedals, and so far that has been enough to stop us crashing.'
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:11, closed)

.......
.....enhance.



ARRRBHGHGHHGHGHHHHH!!!!!
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:11, closed)

The old ones that Captain J Kirk could defeat by sheer logic (with assistance from Spock)were pretty good though....
( Vambo, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:17, closed)

Captain James T Kirk, if you don't mind.
T for Tiberius.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:22, closed)

I THINK YOU'LL FIND
That the T in James T Kirk stands for Tea Towel.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:30, closed)

Tiberius
ACTUALLY
(Sir Itchalot has a very self-referential signature, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 11:41, closed)

I'm opting for the true answer of 'twat'

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 22:00, closed)

Sounds from H2G2 spring to mind.
I'd put up a sample, but I can't be arsed dubbing/finding it.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Mon 4 Apr 2011, 22:48, closed)

Not as annoying as..
A talking OS..
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 9:07, closed)

The same with mobile phones
I've been watching Dexter again recently and the awful faked caller ID and text message images make me want to scream sometimes. Especially when it's something like a blackberry which has a perfectly clear interface anyway and yet they still replace it. Grrrr!
(bill, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 18:14, closed)