Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st December 2009

Dilbert//7555, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 21st December 2009

Tags

artist struggling bills art abstract

Official transcript

Man says, "I work here to pay the bills but I'm actually an artist."

Dilbert says, "Wow. You must be a terrible artist if you have to work here just to eat."

Man says, "My work isn't commercial."

Wally says, "It's not really art if no one likes it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WORK HERE TO PAY THE BILLS, BUT IM ACTUALLY AN ARTIST.

WOW. YOU MUST BE A TERRIBLE ARTIST IF YOU HAVE TO WORK HERE JUST TO EAT.

MY WORK ISN'T COMMERCIAL.

IT'S NOT REALLY ART IF NO ONE LIKES IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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