30 Hilarious Conversations That People Overheard In L.A. And Decided Were Too Good Not To Share (New Pics)
Forgot your headphones at home? Don’t worry, there’s usually plenty of conversations around to keep you entertained. We’re joking, of course. Listening to them is considered a rude thing to do, but sometimes you can’t help but overhear certain bits and pieces.
The Instagram account ‘Overheard LA’ is dedicated to exactly that. It shares snippets of conversations picked up by people in Los Angeles, and, as you can imagine, they cover everything you could think of. We have gathered some of the most entertaining examples for you to enjoy that offer a glimpse into what it’s like to live in LA. Get your popcorn ready and scroll down for the quotes.
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I don't know why, but I immediately thought of the song "Basket Case".
Load More Replies...I find it kinda funny when people instantly assume they're being hit on since someone can actually say they like me and I'll laugh and believe it's a joke
This gives me anxiety... Is there a definite sign of being hit on? I eventually learned to slip in the information early on during a conversation bc I have been shamed for 'keeping the guys hanging'.
If she politely responds and then he asks her out and she declines, she'll get accused of being a "prïck tease" for "leading him on". Women can't win.
Load More Replies...Chances are, as a kid, you were told not to listen to other people’s conversations. It’s impolite and can make some people really mad, but then why do we still do it? There might be several reasons for that. Plain boredom, for instance. Sometimes we might pick up on a conversation just because there is nothing else to do. A study by O2 covered by The Independent revealed that while using public transportation, for example, nearly 85% of people are eavesdropping on others’ conversations.
Another reason is often curiosity. When you hear someone mention that underground artist you like or share something juicy about a co-worker (not knowing who they are is besides the point), the ears seem to stretch out automatically. No matter the reason, a lot of overheard stories are not kept to oneself. According to The Independent, 74% of people reveal the details they hear to others, and as much as 40% disclose them on social media.
Just make sure it's not a hungry and angry Rottweiler
Load More Replies...Except the dog would just keep barking
Load More Replies...well i would bet he'd have gotten the same reaction with a simple "good boy!"
Omg! Where was this woman when my x-sister in law decided to elope to a dude she met 11 days earlier. Just so you know, no it didn't end well.
One-sided conversations nothing new.... Bob Newhart entertained us for decades with these.... :D
I call BS. Lawyer would never give free advice. I don't believe this story unless this lawyer came out of the bathroom stall with an invoice for $400.
Interestingly enough, hearing ‘half’ of the conversation is often more enthralling than listening to a dialogue. Researchers have found that a phone conversation can really captivate a person’s attention despite only hearing one side of the exchange.
Other studies revealed that we might not be the only ones capable of and willing to eavesdrop. Some believe dolphins (rough-toothed dolphins or steno bredanensis, to be exact) do too to get information about targets while swimming in tight formations. Eastern gray squirrels eavesdrop on bird chatter to see if the environment is safe.
My cat is the best therapist I've ever had. And I say this as someone who has had a lot of therapy. Therapy is great and important. But my cat is everything.
This but I talk to my deaf dog and add wine. Works like a charm
"and we talk about life": HOOO BOY that's... well I don't know what else to say but really though hoooo boy..
Cats constantly judge us-- furthermore, they find us wanting. We're lucky we're soft to nap on and can open cans.
Load More Replies...Ikr. These are comments that come to mind four days later in the shower.
Load More Replies...Eavesdroppers might not be doing the right thing but, in a way, they’re working on their listening skills. Despite the ability to hear, some people are not good at retaining the information. It is believed that we remember roughly a quarter to half of what we’re told. Focusing on actively listening to get the full message requires effort, but it can help get a better understanding or form closer connections.
just saw your user, i would like to ask what other kinds of depressed you could be?
Load More Replies...I am the same except i have only one person audience in target - ME!
We need to encourage people not discourage people but an up vote because its funny
I know I'm being picky, but "influence" is neutral. You can influence somebody by "encouraging" them to do something, but also, you can "influence" the same person "by discouraging" them from doing the same thing. The most current personification of an influencer is a social media content creator or editor. The reason why have followers could be various and even for opposite reasons; admiration, jealousy, novelty, boredom, ignorance, knowledge, and so on, especially when it's free. When the time comes to pay, followers droop abruptly. Media, sports, music, and film personalities are a little more resilient due to a system that supports them, but their influence also could stop if they screw up and get canceled.
Is it a joke I don’t understand? If so I’m sorry. The people I know who believe in astrology is 40 or older.
Load More Replies...god. can't believe that people believe in this astrology sh*t. The planets and the moon are just making their way around the sun. it does not control who you are.
I don't really believe in astrology, but I absolutely believe in Leo's. All bat shite crazyl
We just like keeping it interesting for you! #BelieveInLeos 😄
Load More Replies...I think it makes sense. Like God's way of classifying people. I'm a Pisces and my horoscope and zodiac sign scare me with their accuracy.
There is no need to go eavesdropping on your neighbors, though, if you want to develop better listening skills. In an article for Psychology Today, clinical psychologist Dianne Grande revealed some ways you can become an active listener. Firstly, it’s important to try and understand the situation from the storyteller’s point of view before rushing to judge or take a stance on the matter. It is closely related to the second tip—make sure to let them finish their story first, don’t interrupt.
I much prefer the more sophisticated way of describing a break up! That way, her words may not necessarily come back to haunt her as some folks’ words might when they get angry, and say things they will regret… keep it classy, and you’ll be fine, you know?
Health insurance...didn't pay a euro and visa for the comfy shopping spree!!!!
Load More Replies...Should probably learn words before trying to use them.
Load More Replies...Dr. Dianne Grande also emphasized the importance of showing the speaker that you are focused on them, and repeating certain things in case clarification is needed. It is also useful to ask questions if you have them and summarize the main points to show that they have been understood. Depending on the situation, it can be a good idea to share your personal experiences or opinions, but only after the other person has finished talking.
I think that may be an inaccurate presentation of bisexual people 😂 😬
Load More Replies...I can't remember if it was a B99 joke where Jake said it's bisex and Amy says unisex like U-N-I-sex and he says I wouldn't say no to that. Lololol
Rachel and Joey when she was dressing him up with a purse for an audition?
Load More Replies...“Trauma footprint.” That’s a phrase I never knew I desperately needed.
Omg, same, totally stealing this phrase! It's like when someone asks my brother-in-law if he wants to play a game at a family get-together, and he quickly replies, "No thanks, I have to drive" 😂
Load More Replies...Best to just grind them up into organic fertilizer.
Load More Replies...I don't want to eat them, I just want to crowd them all into the d*ck shaped rocket and blast them into a nebula.
It's all about ethical consumption. Sometimes to preserve the environment you have to cull things that have no/not enough natural predators and have overrun the environment. In those cases the ethical course of action is to use every part of that thing that you can in order to reduce waste. If they're consuming too many resources and damaging the ecosystem for others, they need to go.
Listening to others’ conversations when you probably shouldn’t doesn’t require as much effort as active listening. The snippets in these pictures are all something that was accidentally overheard, as the name of the source implies. It also gives away that the collection is provided by residents of LA, the second largest city in the US. Considering that it’s home to roughly 4 million people, it might be nearly impossible to avoid hearing others talk.
In the goat's defense, they will eat anything so he was doing a taste test!
You're not wrong. Every adult goat I've ever met (grew up on a farm so it's a fair few) didn't even require things be to actual food items.
Load More Replies...There are pictures of my mom at the petting zoo with a goat that was eating her skirt.
I noticed the trend seems to be "do something controversial and use the backlash as exposure".
Ah, that explains it. Influencers absorb exposure like plants absorb sunlight! (But at least plants are useful.)
Load More Replies...I'm on the side of the person not wanting to hear someone else's convo, but the other person's response cracks me up :-D.
The comeback is funny but still… be decent and hang up. Just don’t take the call. Wait. No one wants to hear you while paying $50 to relax.
I usually stare at the loud talker until they ask what my problem is. Oh, nothing - I just want to know what happened next.
In addition to sharing quotes from people’s lives, “Overheard LA” helps its followers to find some of them if need be. For example, imagine you go grocery shopping somewhere in Los Angeles and strike up a conversation with a stranger on the vegetable aisle. You might want to talk to the person again, which encourages you to try and find them. Cases like that have happened before and the Instagram account has helped people to reach their mysterious conversationalists. Such situations can be found in their story highlights, named ‘Missed connections’.
The parking meter doesn't have to pay rent or buy food now does it?
Technically all it’s money goes to rent…or is a tax in a way…
Load More Replies...Down side to being a parking meter is dogs might urinate on you. Hang on, at $2.50/hour, so might does your boss.
There's nothing for me to steal (I already use that general statement)
Load More Replies...My karma yesterday... asking for a new karma right now a few minuts past midnight....
It's tragic when a child believes that genuine concern is a rare commodity.
Load More Replies...You know….these guys with beer bellies, BO and no brains have the nerve to run down perfectly average looking women. Super models wouldn’t even acknowledge them if they rode in the same elevator. Men, look to yourselves before criticizing women. Most of you are no great catch when you’re young let alone middle aged or old!
Take my word for it, it's weird for the agent too
Load More Replies...Reminds me of a few years ago at the airport in Brussels. I was chosen randomly to be physically searched (my hand lugga ge too), but in exchange, I would be bumped in 1st class. I did a standing spread eagle and said outloud: knock yourself out, I haven't been touched in quite some time! The agent was very uncomfortable and did a basic pat. And I got to enjoy life like rich people. The passenger next to me was in the same situation, first time ever in 1st class. So we made a deal: let's say yes to every single thing they will offer us: slippers, blankets, fresh out of the oven cookies, champagne, you name it! Best flight ever!
I think "It's only awkward if you make it awkward" could also work.
I had a tsa agent who was like hold on I need to touch your back then proceeded to firmly tap me between the shoulder blades then said ok your good I was wearing a tight shirt WHAT WERE THEY CHECKING FOR
I remember this happening to me when i had a seashell in my pocket that I forgot about, luckily she was a woman like me so it wasn’t as awkward as a random man feeling your thighs-
I went through the scanner as I told the TSA Agent that I was ticklish and would probably be squirming around like a worm on a hook if I did the pat down.
Any workout is better than no workout even if it's your last one.
No workout is better than any workout. What's the point of living an extra 10 years if it requires going the the hell of having to work out?
Load More Replies...It would've been a short workout. Bears can run 56 km/hr. Humans...only 10-13 km/hr.
I do have dreams where I'm running and think damn I'm doing so well only to wake up.
Cocaine bear is no match for my meth chihuahua
Load More Replies...I always think how avocado is so close to the Italian word for lawyer, thus both synonyms for 'slimy'.
Sounds like my single a** giving marriage advice to my friend
I don't either and mama needs to stop talking smack to her child (or be somewhere she can't be overheard). Poor guy.
Load More Replies...Yes! If you don't watch the puppy bowl, you're dead to me.
Load More Replies...It was very nice of Rihanna to let those boys play football before and after her concert.
Oh a side note...solar paneling is so expensive here in the Caribbean.
Where I live brie cheese is actually becoming cheaper than normal cheese
thats why the cashier questioned it most likely
Load More Replies...Your comment reminded me of SNL's skit 'The Californians'
Load More Replies...How to say you want to be eaten without saying that you want to be eaten
Unpopular opinion: I don't care if you don't give me gifts on my birthday, just show up to my party if it's possible and let's have a good time!
21 miles from the west side. You know they love you if they'll cross the 405 for you.
Load More Replies...One time i forgot a to get a present for my friend and so i said that me being there was a good enough present
I hate classes where they keep calling on people to answer questions. I just finished a whole work day to come home, rush dinner and login to class...leave me be.
I will it meant I can very much be the first person; I was raised to be punctual, but not *that* punctual!
With my ex's, I prefer every single possible issue to remain unresolved in their minds.
That's when the pharmacists order their new cars.
Load More Replies...My husband visited a psychic once. She told him about his past lives. They all ended with him being eaten by animals or elephants trampling him. I believe he fell into a tiger pit once. Hopefully he gets it right this life.
I wonder what I was in my past life. Probably an ant or something.
No, that was your therapist, and what she said was that you've spent your entire life building castles in the air.
I'd say just about any crystal with a sharp edge will work . . . Oh right you said emotional so um the green one maybe?
If there's coffee and chocolate and cheese I am jn
Load More Replies...Diarrhea med is both readily and understandably available in Pennsylvannia.
Load More Replies...Not nepotism but probably some generational wealth or safety net.
Plus it sounds like the dentist may have some connections.
Load More Replies...Some people owe their crowns to nepotism - but no dentistry is involved.
you can always take a loan with tons of interest
Load More Replies...Just to make sure we are on the same page, if you're from the UK, "bang" in the US is "fringe" in the UK.
Load More Replies...I have a blanket that I save for Dec-Feb...I get so excited when I can use it because it's cold.
We usually only have a month or two where it might rain and the rest of the year is sunny. This year it has been raining nonstop. It even snowed in the mountains above LA.
Load More Replies...Prison in one of the Nordic countries is my retirement plan. Sweet crib with an excuse to not visit anyone? Yes please
There are people whom I would enjoy taking to the airport. Most of them live in my neighborhood. In one case they even lived in my house.
"Hey, Jennifer Slowpez, get the hell of the road!" - Linda Belcher.
On the bright side, if you get hit by an expensive car in LA, you might be in the money!
Right. Each state alrady has more than enough locally grown Florida Men.
Load More Replies...Unpopular opinion: I personally would prefer to split checks. I am a woman btw. It would be nice if someone else paid, but I was the one who ate my food, so I should pay for it 🤷♀️ that’s just me though
Mayhe not a respectful thing to say in a causal sarcastic sort of way!!!
Load More Replies...Banks would tell you that not buying those would help you become a billionaire.
When the BP censor obliterates meaning, what's the point of posting this at all?
Disagree. The Pacific Coast Highway fronts some views that rival or surpass the Amalfi Coast. That is, when it hasn't been washed away by a landslide or is blocked by boulders.
One of the weirdest things I ever heard in LA: I was walking near the Beverly Center and I passed a distinguished-looking woman in her 70's walking with a gorgeous 20-something and I overheard her say, "So, my husband's safe-word will be broomstick..."
Cop in Santa Barbara told me “life’s never a waste if you’re wasted all the time.” Drinking at 18 outside my apartment at UCSB. We were tame compared to some of the way wealthy kids would party.
One of the weirdest things I ever heard in LA: I was walking near the Beverly Center and I passed a distinguished-looking woman in her 70's walking with a gorgeous 20-something and I overheard her say, "So, my husband's safe-word will be broomstick..."
Cop in Santa Barbara told me “life’s never a waste if you’re wasted all the time.” Drinking at 18 outside my apartment at UCSB. We were tame compared to some of the way wealthy kids would party.
