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Overheard in L.A.: Shit Screenwriters Say
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This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from the West Hollywood Target, the Farmers Market and coffee shops.
Overheard of the Week
Screenwriter to partner: "Now, if the dildo were TWO feet long..."
At a cafe via @paulthenshirley
Tell Me More
"Maybe there's just a shot of her sitting there bored."
At a cafe via @shanecoburn
Plot Twists
Reality show producer: "And that's when she comes face to face with the Pomeranian!"
At a post production house via @a_simmons
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Stoner Couplets
"Then they said, 'Did you just eat three? Cuz they're practically pure THC.'"
At The Standard in Hollywood via @standardhwood
It's Pure Poetry
"Well, have you ever seen Robert Frost in a Speedo? It would blow your mind."
At work via @charles_jensen
Vintage Body Parts
"I have old-school nipples."
At dinner via @Meg_Doyle
Making It Big
"But I'm not going to be a stripper, I'm going to be a waitress."
In Hollywood via @dogwelder
How We Get By
"I'll suck a dick if I have to."
Through a car window in Hollywood via @andrewislong
That Old Holywood Charm
"Is that Kristin Stewart?"
At the Hollywood icon painting at Wilcox and Hollywood via @LLcoolWood
Juvenile Debate
Well-dressed mother: "You don't get the point."
Well-dressed child: "No, I get it."
At the Hollywood Farmers Market via @PatrickSONeil
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How We're Meeting That Special Someone
"I made out with him once -- it wasn't a date or anything. More like an accident."
In Brentwood via @avflox
The Worst
"Billionaire guy just wouldn't stop talking! I was like, OMG, I know you're rich but geez, your words ain't gold-plated."
At the WeHo Target via @losangelista
2012 Etiquette Part I
Some girl: "Would it be rude of me to ask him to change his profile picture?"
At LMU via anonymous
2012 Etiquette Part II
"I just want a boy to like me enough to @ tag me on Facebook."
At a party via @drewpsie
How The Westside Rations Affection
"I just hugged you in the middle of the intersection for nothing."
In Beverly Hills via @laurajrichter
Wedge Issues
"You can become a lesbian, even a democrat -- but if you become a pacifist, I'm cutting things off."
On campus via @EmilyThelander
Why We Love Cinefamily
"Do you think people ever put Kool-Aid in bong water?"
In the Cinefamily office via @cinefamily
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How We're Swimming
"You get out through the waves like Tarzan but you swim like Jane."
At an ocean swim via @Tower_26
In The City That
Never
Sleeps
"Last call for alcohol!"
"THAT'S BULLSHIT!!"
In downtown via @SarahBmakeup
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.: Shit People Say At Auditions
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.: How We're Ending Our Relationships
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