Then things start talking to you...

[tsh73]

Then things start talking to you, it could be a bad sign.
At least in X-Files::Blood
x-files.fandom.com/wiki/Blood

(but again, pretty much everithing was a bad sign on X-Files ;) )

*carefully puts this on table*

It's a clock. Watch it tick.
'occasionally talking clock
s$="yRT›yILGSVI›RH›DZGXSRMT›BLF"
msg$=""
for i = 1 to len(s$)
   c$=mid$(s$,i,1)
   a=asc(c$)
   cc$=chr$(asc("A")+asc("z")-a)
   msg$=msg$+cc$
next
msg$=msg$+space$(6)

timer 300, [tick]
scan
p = 1
[tick]
   locate 1, 1
   print "Talking clock"   'but you'd rather it doesn't
   if rnd(0)<1/10 then
       print "  ";mid$(msg$,p,2);":";mid$(msg$,p+2,2);":";mid$(msg$,p+4,2)
       p=p+1
       if p > len(msg$)-6 then p=1
   else
       print "  ";time$()
   end if
   titlebar time$()
wait



(really it should be menacing red neon glow like in series, ah well)

[marshawn]

blew my mind

[plus]

eh... maybe you understand the random letters it showed. Maybe saying the time with digits spelled out would be more... something.

Oh how 'bout some ELIZA quotes: "What is your problem?", "We are talking about you not me." LOL