With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Overheard in L.A.: How Hipsters Are Ruining Halloween
Photo by Lord Jim via the LAist Featured Photos pool
This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from Halloween revelers, juicing fanatics and ironic hipsters.
Overheard of the Week
"We're handing out candy with razor blades in it, but like in an ironic way."
In Echo Park via @EricFilipkowski
But Well On Her Way to American Apparel Cool
"Oh she does cocaine? So she's like only Urban Outfitter cool."
In line at UCB via @ChrisEncell
Halloween Problemz
"Paul's getting drunk and he has a Thor hammer."
On the street via @imarielle
Sponsored message
The First Step Is Admitting You Have A Problem
"I've been to three juice bars already today."
At the nail salon via @sarchrz
Every Office Has One
"Poor thing, another little health scare. She's Woody Allen already...she thinks she's dying every day."
In the office via @amandajp
Let's Get One Thing Straight
First guy: "Where she at?"
Second guy: "She's at Sprouts"
First guy: "At Sprouts, eh?"
Second guy: "Yep, at Sprouts"
Not at Sprouts via @jeffnewtonphoto
Open Secret
"The only people who wear sunglasses when it's cloudy are blind people and douchebags."
On a cloudy day via Nicole
Results Vary
"She posted a before and after picture but she looks the same."
via @CineEdwin
Liquid Diet
"You can tell this is gentile party... They keep offering drinks...where's the food?"
At a Hollywood baptism via @lax2nrt
Poor Kid
Mother to her 4-year-old eating a bagel: "Just so you know, there is no nutritional value in that."
via @JasonLevinson
Sponsored message
Famous Last Words
"I think this is gonna be my last hurrah before I go paleo tomorrow."
At Tender Greens via @rainalafond
Ewwwww
"I need a shower and an enema."
via @karrijune
Keeping It
Real
Fake
"The girl I'm fucking has fake tits, they're awesome."
Somewhere around Hollywood via @nicharcourt
Rought
"I feel like a 10 pound ham in a 5 pound can."
In the office via @SummerrRose
Deleted "Gossip Girls" Scene
One girl to another: "Joe's one of my best friends and he just can't be going out with that girl, she's such a whore! It's like, she'll kiss him and as soon as he walks away, she laughs!"
In the ladies room via Sarah Spitz
Frugalista
Girl one: I love your dress! Free People?
Girl two: Thanks, uh, no, Target actually.
Girl one: Oh. Well, it looks like free people. That's good.
via Jasmine
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.)
Sponsored message
Previously:
Overheard in L.A.: Shit Screenwriters Say
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
And more!
At LAist, we focus on what matters to our community: clear, fair, and transparent reporting that helps you make decisions with confidence and keeps powerful institutions accountable.
Your support for independent local news is critical. With federal funding for public media gone, LAist faces a $1.7 million yearly shortfall. Speaking frankly, how much reader support we receive now will determine the strength of this reliable source of local information now and for years to come.
This work is only possible with community support. Every investigation, service guide, and story is made possible by people like you who believe that local news is a public good and that everyone deserves access to trustworthy local information.
That’s why we’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Thank you for understanding how essential it is to have an informed community and standing up for free press.
Your support for independent local news is critical. With federal funding for public media gone, LAist faces a $1.7 million yearly shortfall. Speaking frankly, how much reader support we receive now will determine the strength of this reliable source of local information now and for years to come.
This work is only possible with community support. Every investigation, service guide, and story is made possible by people like you who believe that local news is a public good and that everyone deserves access to trustworthy local information.
That’s why we’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Thank you for understanding how essential it is to have an informed community and standing up for free press.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
