I have a friend whose wife has a Master’s in Art History. Her first job after receiving her degree was answering phones on the Suicide Hotline for $10/hour. But she was a very talented painter and nice person. Of course, me and him would laugh our asses off about that but then we are both Professional Engineers.
"Hello, Suicide Hotline? I'm feeling ree-aly depressed right now..."
"I know what you mean! I feel the same way when I look at a painting by Otto Dix, the famous post-World War I German Expressionist (1891-1969). Especially his paintings of the maimed and mutilated war veterans. Just thinking about them now tends to suck the life out of me."
"Blam!"
"Hello?"
Regards,