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Overheard in L.A.: Where Gym Bunnies Roam
Gym bunnies hurl when they see this photo by juliewolfson306 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
We know that burning calories after last week's debauchery is hard work, and it's a bummer that Mother Nature doesn't come equipped with an LED display to measure your caloric output. Our Overheard in L.A. round-up this week includes snippets of overheard conversation from gym bunnies, Skittles nazis and trickle-down economists.
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.)
Overheard of the Week
"Ugh... I would SO much rather be running on a treadmill right now."
Runyon Canyon in the morning via @JuliaMcIlvaine
No Pain, No Gain
"I'm really stressed out about not being able to smoke for two weeks before I get my boobs done."
via @AmberLancaster
The First Rule of Halloween Club
"Get down or I'm going to take your Skittles away."
via @StephPressman
Too Cool For Casbah
"Is this the line for Space Mountain?"
Line to get into Intelligentsia Coffee via@AbbeyD_
Not All the Grimy College Students Are At Occupy L.A.
"I almost didn't shower because I just wanted to watch Beauty and the Beast."
Occidental College via @GriffCarter9
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You Don't Have to Be Crazy To Forget An Important Date
"Hey can you find out exactly which day I was carried away in a straitjacket?"
Man on his cell phone on a plane via @oliviawilde
Yeah, After Everyone Punches Him Like a Pinata
"I'm going to give my big bag of candy to the richest kid I see, and trust the candy will trickle down to the rest."
In the office via @adamlarue
Heart-to-Heart With Dad
"I'm growing up Dad, and I need more electronics."
Parking lot via @jessalexander_
Hipsters Are Going to Start Ruining Unironic Enjoyment For the Rest of Us
"You know what I like? Sincerely enjoying things, not like in an ironic way."
Silver Lake hair salon via @annamonomaniac
Jack Donaghy Might Have Said It Best
"Innovation is the primary value proposition going forward..."
Guy yammering into his cell phone via @mjpinLA
They're So Last Year
Person 1: "Do you like tarot cards?"
Person 2: "Yeah, tarot cards are fine."
via @radiomaru
That's The Sexy Sign, Right?
"If she navigated people the way she navigates product, she'd be a Scorpio."
Networking event via @avflox
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Wasn't This a Jewel Song?
"That's your body...what are you gonna do to detox your soul."
via @scottpfit
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