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Overheard in L.A.: How We're Passing Our Drug Test
At Venice Beach (Photo by RightIndex via the Creative Commons on Flickr)
This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from the cheese section in Whole Foods, a TV shoot and, of course, Runyon Canyon.
Overheard of the Week
"The weed will pass through my system very fast because I only have 3% body fat."
Outside a gastropub via James Alba
We're Extraordinary Machines
Lady #1: "Oh! It's working!"
Lady #2: "What? Your iPhone?"
Lady #1: "Oh that too, but I was referring to not eating and losing weight."
At Runyon Canyon via @WilsonsGuide
It Starts Young
"I've got her listening to Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' on her iPad before she, you know, gets to 5th grade and gets a mind of her own."
At Charlie's Coffee House in South Pasadena via Jon McDuffie
Sponsored message
Sigalert Aisle 7
"It's like the 405 in here!"
At Trader Joe's via @aelandrum
It's All Relative
"L.A. totally sucks but everywhere else sucks worse."
via @TheRealJayYarow
Why We're Legit
"I've been going to the Playboy Mansion since '88"
At the Bel Air Hotel via @samnegrin
U Mad Bro?
"Thanks to the Internet he's now like a world famous DJ. And he's nine."
At the cheese section of Whole Foods via @MissLauraMoses
It's Not As Easy As It Looks
"Can we get some water for our dead guy?"
On the set of Hawaii Five-0 via @aishatyler
If I Were A Rich Man
"I want $30 worth of Taco Bell."
via @BLACKWELLCOOPER
Why We're Still Single
"Why don't I get married? Because I like sleeping diagonally."
via @cinefamily
Sponsored message
Don't Do It!
"We want to name our daughter Neon."
At the park via @deviantsheep
Our Gay New World
"The problem with the screenplay is that it makes all the heterosexuals looks bad."
Near Fat Dog gastropub via @Richard_Lucas
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.: Our Philosophy On Recreational Drugs
Overheard in L.A.: Our Valentine's Day Sob Stories
Overheard in L.A.: Don't Laugh At Our Crazy New Diet
Overheard in L.A.: Starf*ckers At Sundance
Overheard in L.A.: Why Being Beautiful Is So Important
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Gonna Get Famous
Overheard in L.A.: All We Want For Christmas
Overheard in L.A.: How Our Dreams Were Crushed
Overheard in L.A.: Places You Might Hear "YOLO"
Overheard in L.A.: Shit People Say At Auditions
Overheard in L.A.: Our Rule For Dating Porn Stars
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Ending Our Relationships
And more!
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