[Meme] It Was Just an Accident

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-05-30 12:55:22 UTC
Modified: 2022-05-30 12:55:22 UTC

Context: Immunity of the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union Causes Outrage in Spanish Media (what the meme below says is factual, not just a joke)

Well, my dad died in a car accident; My son drove drunk and crashed the car; EUIPO diplomatic immunity; Tony's victims; EPO; Tony's son; EPO pensioners; Tony's son

Summary: The EPO is (and has been over the past decade or more) run by a bunch of drunkards; Worst of all, António Campinos has absolutely no oversight at the EPO; the tail wags the dog...

EPO tandemocracy

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