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Overheard in L.A.: Drinko De Mayo Edition
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This week's edition of Overhead in L.A. includes overheard snippets of conversation about Cinco De Mayo, romance and colon hydrotherapy.
Overheard of the Week
"If you drink more cervezas you can see 2 supermoons!"
via @nikkiwall
You're Not From Around These Parts, Are Ya?
Tourists: "Is Cinco de Mayo the same day every year or is it just the first Saturday in May?"
Venice Boardwalk via @valerian253
The Truth
"There's no crying at Caña!"
via @LushAngeles
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Wellness Check
Man on phone: "How's she doing? Oh, you know... snortin' what she can.
via @AnneMarieK
How We're Getting Out of Dates
"I told him I'm busy that night, but I'm actually free. My roommate and I are going to drink wine and write down our hopes and dreams."
Katie M. via Facebook
Some People Are Detail-Oriented
Man: "Yeah I've got the kiddie pool, now we just gotta fill it with grape jello, yeah it's gotta be grape."
via @AlexMooreComedy
How We Earn Our Keep
"He paid him to pelt him with grapefruits in front of his Matisse."
In Venice via @avflox
Priorities
Person 1: "You weren't crying because she died?"
Person 2: "No, I was crying because I ate McDonald's."
via @anakincarver
As If!
Dude 1: "Ha where'd you go for that? JC Penny?"
Dude 2: "The fuck you talking about this is Nordstroms."
via @lizbohnsack
We're On to Them
"Oh they just did some Illuminati shit, did you see that eye of the horse?"
During a Rihanna video via @thawrite1
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That's Gonna Leave a Mark
"I high-fived a cactus in our yard to end the night."
via @kaughtie
It's All Bile Under the Bridge Now
"I'm so close with my colon hydrotherapist. When she saw the bile flowing out, she just knew I was expelling my ex."
via @avflox
A Modern Love Story
Girl 1: "Then he bought me Chipotle."
Girl 2: "Awwwww."
via @mattzeus
One-Upmanship
"I sat next to his agent."
"Oh yeah? Well, I sat next to his manager."
via @iannieyuan
It's Totally Healthy
"I need some one to stand on my kidneys."
Dispatch from a cubicle via @CHELSEAinLA
L.A. Story
"Basically it's come down to this: either I quit modeling and move back to Florida or I do this."
via @matthewstuart
Humble Brag
Is zero the smallest size you have the skirt in?
via @jenrobinson
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Cute?
"Thats why I call her my bi-polar-bear."
At breakfast via @DJSIRMARCUS
Hopeless Romantic
"Sometimes a mother fucker just wants to take a pretty bitch that he can stand for more than 5 seconds on a vacation!"
At dinner via @CarterSwan
Definitely Shit Girls Say
Girl on cell phone: "I just feel like you haven't been completely honest with me."
via @NikkiNovak
Only If They Hang With Fuck Yeah Hipster Ariel
"Can Seals be hipster?"
via @joebegos
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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