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Overheard in L.A.: What Our Web Series Is Really About
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This week's round-up includes overheard lines of conversation from the checkout stand of Ralph's, Stagecoach and an audition.
Overheard of the Week
"My web series is about me becoming an actress but really? It's about me learning to love myself."
At an audition via @girlwithatail
Hey, Clowns Get Typecasted, Too
"I'm a clown but not a juggling-type clown."
Guy on flight to LA to his seat mate via @susanorlean
Potato, Potahhhhto
Guy 1: "I bought some salmon pants."
Guy 2: "They're hot pink, sweetie."
Guy 1: "Okay, fine... We'll call them 'saucy salmon.'"
via @ErinLCummings
Shit People Say at Whole Foods
Man to line of people waiting for cookie samples: "DIABETES!!!"
At Whole Foods via Lauren Lloyd
Why We Need Sex Ed
30-something woman to her companion: "OH no no. NO! He would have had SYMPTOMS if that was the shit. Because syphilis, is, GNARLY? And he was really clean."
Silver Lake Reservoir via Zachary in Los Feliz
Hipster Girl Conversation
"I mean, I totally don't care...slash I do?"
Melrose Flea Market via Mia
Sponsored message
Don't Get Crazy Now
"I think I'm going to start reintegrating beans in my diet."
At Trader Joe's via @TimothyRagan
Time to Cut Her Off
"I've drunken my tits already."
At Stagecoach via @freudianfoodie
God Bless Coworkers
Call: "What time is it?"
Response: "It's fuck this shit o'clock."
In the office via @BrandonQreative
Music Dorkery
Person A: "They're a punk band, you should go!"
Person B: "How many chords do they play?"
via @ClassicalKUSC
Sometimes Smokers Come in Handy
"Oh my gosh, Kelly, help me, I need all these cigarette butts for my new art project."
In via @BrynnaCC
Real Talk
Photo Editor: "But do you really wanna retouch vaginas all day"
via @FondueCanoe
I See What You Did There
Office worker: "I don't know what having a drink right now is gonna do to my afternoon workout."
Coworker two seats away: "How about some bacardi-o?"
via @s4p_leigh
Sponsored message
Gays of Our Lives
"If you want triceps like small dogs, do this..."
Crunch in WeHo via @EWTanStransky
You Don't Say?
Guy: "I know this guy who's really into wizards."
Other guy: "Dude, I'm really into wizards."
Ralph's checkout via @KatCorbett
It's All Relative
Bleached blonde girl to scruffy fans: "Wait, are you guys hipsters?!"
At LA Live via @AntalNeville
Works Like a Charm
"Yeah, smile with your eyes."
In the Echo women's room via @jamiecriss
Unintended Consequences
"Hey man, if the world runs outta bees, what the fuck am I gonna wear for Halloween?"
At Starbucks via @scottbox
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. at Coachella: "You're Not My Bro, Dude"
Overheard in L.A.: Because We're Too VIP for VIP
Overheard in L.A.: Entering the Honeybadger Phase of Our Careers
Overheard in L.A.: What We REFUSE to Wear
Overheard in L.A.: Gays of Our Lives
Overheard in L.A.: Things That Are Worse Than Bad Lighting
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