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Overheard In L.A.: Consciousness Is In The Body, Bro
Conscious af right now (Andy Jacobsohn/ Getty Images)
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This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features the plight of the clean-haired, the horrible Dodgers, and Frankie "with an F."Overheard of the Week
"I don't like Rome, everything is too old. I'd rather go to Vegas to buy purses."
via @ourWEHO
We r the world
"Homeless people are just like us. They just don't have homes!"
via @mitchsunderland
You know what they say about small bladders.
"He has such a small bladder, it's such a turnoff."
via @AstoriaMannion
I'm a loser baby
"I took my girlfriend to the Dodgers game and now she thinks I'm a loser too."
via @CallingTheGame
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Home alone
Girl 1: "Everyone is awful. If I worked from home, it would be amazing because I'd be surrounded by people that I like"
Girl 2: "Like who?"
Girl 1: "...myself."
Overheard on the Paramount Lot, via Ashley D.
Phrankie
"Frankie with an 'F'?"
via @SweetL3af
Enlightened AF
"Dude...no man...consciousness is in the body, bro."
via @guptaviolin
Always a good scapegoat
"Don't worry, Mercury is in retrograde."
via @Sugarhigh5me
"Genuinely concerned"
"I'm genuinely concerned about the quality of Zooey Deschanel's nanny"
via @PenelopeBruise
Ugh so annoying
"My hair's so clean right now. It's making me mad."
via @BrianneHunt
What respectable establishment wouldn't?
"Do you have a gluten-free fryer?"
via @calmdownmatt
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September 29th.
"When is Cinco de Mayo again?"
via @kyletwilson
Per se....
"I'm not a drug dealer PER SE..."
via @DS_Wied
Kidbod
"I've had dad bod since I was 8."
via @CahndyPahnts
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 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!
Overheard In L.A.: Are You The Ted Cruz Of Your Office?
Overheard In L.A.: Vaping Is Healthy Because It's Breathing With Intention
Overheard In L.A.: Don't Be Stupid. Your Body Is A Temple
Overheard In L.A.: Run, Don't Walk, To See 'Dirty Grandpa'
Overheard In L.A.: Can You Vape In Malls?
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