You've missed the point dungle.  Yes, you expressed a POV, but in a way that offers no real critique of the work other than it doesn't strike your fancy and was particularly vitriolic to boot.

Why would people want - and pay big bucks for - an image of a monkey holding a sign in their wall, or ____insert basically any image here_________?

Along those lines, I suspect if the title of this post said "In Cod We Trust - New Banksy print coming up" there would be different reception to the image in particular if folks could potentially get their hands on one versus being a wall piece (yes, that is a dig on the art appreciation vs. art market criticism from the Calais thread).

Point taken @coach.  Though I suspect that what I said rings true for many and also that a number of folks on this forum - including myself at times - get caught up in investment value versus true appreciation vs. appreciation enhanced by value.

Ok

1) I think the title is a rubbish play on words.

2) I find the subject matter dull and irrelevant to my life.

3) it does nothing for me aesthetically but then fishermen and fish never really have.

I was going to offer my opinion, but it seems if it isn't positive, will be shot down.

I will go back to my non-fish related art collection.

As you were people.

Loving this piece!
And by the looks of things, Ill be able to snatch one short after release as most people seem not to like it.
Hopefully my lottery ticket will be picked, otherwise bring it on flipper.

If its about oil, nature og whatever, a fish is a beautiful thing. And its going on my wall.

Yeah I bet that happens real often:

'I love that print, but I don´t like the title, I will not buy it!'

or

'I hate that print, but the title is so cool, I will buy it!'

I think the title fit the image very good.
The original painting is done in Lofoten, Norway. A place where people trust and rely on Cod to bring food on their table and some money in their pockets. They have a fear that the government will take their seas and give it to the oil industry. They will keep on beeing fishermen and in cod they trust:-)

What is silly is that Cod isn't going to keep the government from giving the seas to the oil companies, people are the only ones who can do this by rising up against the government or by making a deal with them. Now, if the deal is free Cod for the rest of the government's life, well then I can see the title making sense.

Cod help us

I'm surprised the word subjective hasn't been used yet, as this applies with most art. Fisherman and Cod are not usually linked to Graff or street art, but each to their own. Pobel it has to be said has done some strange images, and great placement, yet that do not appeal to everyone. Dolk who has collaborated with him got a lot of stick for the wheelchair image that I remember started massive debate on here. Just as some people like balaclavas on their wall, others don't. Both seem to do site gags that are a play on perceived images and other images with some sociological or political comment. Each seem to have a relevance to area. The Fisherman image is perhaps to do with below.  

"In July 2012 when Pøbel curated the street art event Komafest in Vardø, Norway, where international street artists participated to decorate a fishing community heavily hit by depopulation"

I personally wouldn't have this on the wall, but I'm sure there are others that would. And if it reaches anyone on any level then that fine. I don't know the message behind this by the way. Perhaps there should be a thread debating the messages behind Pobel and Dolk, as Norwegian street art has a uniqueness of its own.

Thanks for clarifying.

Oh Cod....