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Overheard In L.A.: I'm So Hungry I Could Eat A Piece Of Bread
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In this week's edition of Overheard in L.A. we mourn the death of Silver Lake Ralph's, keep it "old school" with CDs, and we'll have a kale salad—hold the kale ;)Overheard of the Week
"I miss Ralph's."
Overheard at the grand opening of Silver Lake's new '365 by Whole Foods', via @greyzzzie
Good to keep it authentic bro.
"I'm getting into some vinyl these days but overall I'm staying old-school with CDs."
via Rudy R.
Fatherly wisdom
"It's not a 'park,' Jackson, it's a 'parklet.'"
Father to son in Palms, via Rachel V.
Better than bitcoin
"Please don't try and pay me in gold teeth."
via @SabrinaSee
Truly inspiring.
"Kevin Smith's Dogma is the movie that made me want to be a filmmaker."
Overheard at the New Beverly, via @JeffMcMahon
Social media suicide
"This is unacceptable. I'm going to tweet to my 15k followers about what a horrible restaurant this is"
via @Arnaud_Palmer
If you're the Thunder, it is!
"What's GSW, gun shot wound?"
via @mindtheGAP90
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You...you wouldn't!
"OMG! I'm so hungry I could eat a piece of bread."
via @joaniecoyote
Could you swap it for bread, or?
"I'd like the kale salad, but does it have to have kale in it?"
via @chadbarb
As Socrates once said:
"If she posts more TBTs than recent photos on Instagram, I take that as a huge dating red flag."
via @ElloSteph
Something for everyone
"That Lightning in a Bottle festival? I'm going with a group called 'lightning without a bottle.'"
via @gkla
Accio, new hobbies
"I'm reluctant to complete my wand collection because then I'll have nothing to look forward to."
Overheard at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, via @sarahisenburger
And finally, your weekly astrology-related quote:
"I recognize people by their astrological signs so I know how to deal with them."
via @chrisjmancini
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Previously:
Overheard In L.A.: A Festival Of Nightmares
Overheard In L.A.: They Stole My 'Angry Birds' Movie!
Overheard In L.A.: Consciousness Is In The Body, Bro
Overheard At Coachella: Hold One Of My Healing Crystals
Overheard In L.A.: Is This Outfit Coachella-y Enough??
Overheard In L.A.: I'm In Hollywood, Bro!
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