Patenting the Apple

This man walks into the patent office, places an apple on the desk and says, “I want to patent this apple.”

The patent officer informs him that he can’t get a patent on an apple. The gent says, “Taste it.”

The officer tastes it and with mild surprise states, “It tastes like an orange. Unfortunately, it still can’t be patented.”

Not willing to give up yet, the man asks him to turn it around and taste the other side. The patent officer turns it around and takes a bite out of the other side.

Slightly more surprised he exclaims, “It tastes like a lemon. But I’m sorry, it’s just not original enough. Maybe if it tasted like pussy….”

So the man walks out somewhat dejected.

About the same time the next year he walks in to the patent office again and sets another apple on the desk. He exclaims, “I did it! Taste this apple.”

The patent officer takes a bite out of the apple and immediately spits it out screaming, “This apple tastes like shit!”

The inventor says, “No, turn it around.”