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Overheard in L.A.: How We're Ending Our Relationships
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This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from coffee shops, church pews and the writers' room.
Overheard of the Week
Polyamorous significant other: "It's not you, it's us."
At a coffee shop in Silver Lake via @andresmloera
Ohmmm...
6-year-old girl to her mother: "Mom, be quiet! I'm trying to meditate. I need my meditating time!"
Mom: "Alright sweetheart, take your meditation."
At the Silver Lake Reservoir via @cookthisgetlaid
Walking Advertisement
"My 'power animal' is a Dyson vacuum cleaner that sucks up all the world's woo-woo."
In Brentwood via @avflox
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We've All Thought It
Man, talking to himself: "Ooohh, that's a funny thing to tweet."
At a coffee shop in Echo Park via @SweaTits
It Starts Young
9-year-old boy: "Daddy I want to be an art world insider when I grow up."
via @Whitehotmag
It's Not Quite As Bad As It Looks
Tourist to his gal: "What's with all the foot massage places in L.A.? Are they really massage places or just happy ending places?"
House of Pies parking lot via Alison Peters
Abstinence Increases Box Office Sales
"I'm not having sex with anyone 'till I see 'The Avengers.'"
At Santa Monica College via Christine Deal
Priorities, People
Model: "Chug it already so we can drink the Veuve."
At a photoshoot via @TheStylist
Nice Try
"I wanna learn how to speak Braille."
via @shaydechelle
The Post-Effects Of Carne Asada Consumption
Person eating tacos and singing to the tune of AutoZone's jingle: "Get in the zone, tah-co zone!"
via @Arlsonbilliams
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Ugh, Time To Go
"Nobody's naked, and everybody's sober."
At the Dyke March via @Girl_Genius
Jekyll of The Year
"I'm real popular. Just ask my other personalities; they say I'm number one."
At a psych office via @castor_yakut
Best Career Coach Ever
"You look that job right in the asshole, and you just take it."
via @MMarzola
Close Call
"I was like ass-out, crotch-out. Thank God I have nude underwear on."
via @brixie19
Seriously, VIP Guests Only
"Who invited you to my fruit tart?"
via @JenFriel
Where's A Dog Whisperer When You Need One?
"You think dogs like hangin' out with hobo people more than regular people?"
via @ThisTweetHere
Make That A Double, Please
"I don't understand interventions, what's the point of being told I drink too much by a room full of reasons why I drink?"
via @2tall4u2
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Good Luck With That
"I would love to experience an earthquake, but in a safe environment."
via @brettschulte
#FirstWorldProblems
"At first I was like 'Yeah! Big ass apple!' and after a few bites, I was like 'Aw, big ass apple.'"
In the Grimm's writing room via @AkelaCooper
Let's Skip The Niceties, Shall We?
Person 1: "Yeah, so I met him and gave him the gay handshake."
Person 2: "What's the gay handshake?"
Person 1: "A blow job."
At dinner via @Mikeyfreshh
Yep
Black woman describing "The Blair Witch Project": "Some foul-mouthed white children lost in the woods."
At a store via @flubbermccubbin
Come On, Act Professional
A woman to her screaming 5 1/2 month old: "We're not on set right now. Knock it off."
On the bus via @chrisburdick
The Seahorse Apocalypse
"I feel like seahorses are gonna be the next new thing."
In Silverlake via @lorivoj
LMFAO Is Proud
Homeless man: "I'm sexy and I'm homeless."
On the Venice Beach Boardwalk via Eliza
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LAist writers Valerie Chen and Amanda Schwartz contributed to this post.
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