No, it was not obvious. Especially when there are tons of people who would say something similar on this site and actually mean it. And please, spare me the tired memes.
Well, sorry.
I'll have to add a /s to others in case someone doesn't get it.
The whole joke was about how people seem to think that all xbox's have RROD problems, and they would even go as far as to say something that stupid about how it could get held back because of it (even if it's only held back in parts of Europe).
I agree the meme is tired, but it fit the situation (and my bad mood) well at the time.