The original poster is referring to is a plant known as marijuana that contains the ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol which is known to give the user a temporary feeling of belligerence. In this joke we assume that the patent office has been smoking this plant and are belligerent themselves, hence unable to make a coherent decision about whether this patent was valid.
This is funny because the Microsoft Windows operating system is known for crashing to a blue screen with an error message. Later this became known as the 'blue screen of death' by users.
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The original poster is referring to is a plant known as marijuana that contains the ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol which is known to give the user a temporary feeling of belligerence. In this joke we assume that the patent office has been smoking this plant and are belligerent themselves, hence unable to make a coherent decision about whether this patent was valid.
This is funny because the Microsoft Windows operating system is known for crashing to a blue screen with an error message. Later this became known as the 'blue screen of death' by users.