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Overheard In L.A.: The Muscle Milk For Your Mustache Edition
Music fan with questionable judgment at Coachella 2014 (Photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from LAX, Coachella and some sage advice from a religious authority for the super-grain set.Overheard of the Week
"My rabbi told me that for Jews, quinoa is officially a vegetable."
Dayenu! Via @KellySGerner
You Have To Nourish It, Bro
"I love Muscle Milk, but I hate that it gets stuck in my 'stache."
via @CLFederici
They're Seasoned With Flea-racha
"Do y'all listen to the red hot jalapeño poppers?"
via @notoriousBAIG
It's Downtown - Don't Tell Jose Huizar
"They have a fake Broadway here?"
via @mchetner
The Circle Of Life
"Hipsters are dumb."
"Dude, we're hipsters."
"Well, we're dumb then."
via @satoshimusic
Coffee Bean Struggles
"I'm slurping, but I'm not getting anything."
via @laurenspeegs
At The Baggage Claim? Seriously? Go Home
"Is this arrivals or departures?"
via @AshleyDPlatz
Sponsored message
, Said Everyone In Los Angeles Ever
"Whew, I'm glad to be home. I'm never going back to my hometown again!"
via @JasonLevinson
Step One: Buy A Blender. Step Two: Profit.
"Sriracha is a rich man's sauce at a poor man's price. I want to do the same with juice."
via @Zippalyssa
A Personal Trainer Who Really Cares
"Eventually you'll realize your legs are actually connected, and will not come off."
via @Trevor_K_Ryan
Can't Wait Till They Explain This On "Cosmos"
"It amazes me how much kids look like their parents."
via @CandidCrandell
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.: Ridiculous Things People Said At Coachella
Overheard In L.A.: Questionable Things We'd Eat
Overheard in L.A.: The Marathon Edition
Overheard in L.A.: The Rain Is Over, We’re Ready to Party
Overheard in L.A.: Miley Cyrus’ Flying Weiner
Overheard in L.A.: The Valentine’s Day Edition
Overheard in L.A.: We’re Already So Over Dumb Starbucks
Overheard in L.A.: That Time We Sort of Met Justin Bieber
Overheard in L.A.: Overheard in L.A.: The 'Everything I Do Is An Audition' Edition
Overheard in L.A.: The Sad Truth About Adam Levine's Complexion
Overheard in L.A.: The Word Angelenos Will Never Stop Saying
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Losing Our Minds
Overheard in L.A.: The Main Problem With Dating Actors
Overheard in L.A.: The Truth About Horrible Drivers
Overheard in L.A.: Why Our Wedding Was A Failure
Overheard in L.A.: Things We Want From An Open Relationship
And more!
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