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Overheard in L.A.: Shit People Say At Auditions
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This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from Runyon Canyon, auditions and Abbot Kinney.
Overheard of the Week
"If you're not comfortable being botox'ed, don't audition for this spot."
via @NathanFrizzell
#RealTalk
One kid to another: "Halloween is such a bittersweet holiday. I mean, you get scared...but you get candy."
via @mereg
Pretty Much
"A Pinterest? No, I'm not engaged. Do you have one?"
via @swiper_bootz
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What About "Book of Mormon"?
Girl: "I don't like 'South Park' because I can't really relate to the characters... I like "American Dad" though."
On the bus via e-mail
How We Ride
"Next time I'm bringing beer."
At CicLAvia via Hollywood Amazon
California's Secret History
Girl: Like NO ONE in California knows this but Bundy Avenue has the same name as that serial killer.
Guy: Ted Bundy.
Girl: No. Bundy.
Guy: His name was Ted Bundy.
Girl: What?
In West L.A. via Alissa Orber
How We're Dealing With This Cold Snap
"I woke up this morning and had to turn on the heater, it was 67 degrees! Can you believe that?"
via @MateoTheWombat
This Is The Best
"What is 'de facto'? I'm trying to rhyme something for pterodactyl."
via @verified_hudson
YOLO
Person 1: "You must be starving it's 3 pm—way past lunch."
Person 2: "It's happy hour, let's do that instead."
via @joannezuniga_00
Woot Woot
Husband: "Honey, Trader Joe's now sells kale chips."
Wife: "Exciting."
On Abbot Kinney via @
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Can't Win
"He was fat skinny."
via @CineEdwin
Our Personal Hell
"God, please please help me. I hate this place."
At Kinko's via @TotsyMinor
Heck Yes
"I just got married. I'm gonna go use a crockpot."
In the loge section via @wasupbuttercup
WTF?!!
A "VERY famous celebrity: "Been twat punching girls in their thunder boxes."
At Runyon Canyon via @landonashworth
Godwin's Law For Parents
Father to his child: "You're worse than a Nazi."
At a pumpkin patch via @kileytaslitz
Just In Time For The Holidays
"So I've finished my sculpture. It's a reindeer. I painted it black."
At Sunset Junction via @EatingLA
Strong Insults
"You suck at Haiku."
via @karrijune
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Our Crazy Endeavours
"This is the Twilight Zone. I'm sure this is the Twilight Zone."
Along the space shuttle route at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard via @ronlin
Happy Halloween!
"I'm crying, I don't know [if] it's cause I'm sleepy or scared."
In a haunted house via @CineEdwin
Like, Totally
Valley Girl 1: "What is sake?"
Valley Girl 2: "I think it’s like red bull."
At a sushi restaurant via @benmekler
Reality Bites
"Transformers is unrealistic, Megan Fox would never fall for Shia Labeouf."
via @KurtFinney
Our Overheard in L.A. feature relies on you to send us the strange conversations you overhear in this city. Send them our way at tips@laist.com. (In the e-mail, put "overheard" in the subject and tell us who said it, where they said it and any amusing context.)
Previously:
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Rating Our Break-Ups
Overheard in L.A.: Our Rule For Dating Porn Stars
Overheard in L.A.: Our Obnoxious New Business Plans
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Spicing Up Our Love Lives
Overheard in L.A.:Why Angelenos Really Do Yoga
Overheard in L.A.: The Ugly Truth About Fancy Meals
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Ending Our Relationships
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