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30 Hilarious Conversations That People Overheard In L.A. And Decided They Were Too Good Not To Share (Part II)
Eavesdropping isn't cool. But if you simply overhear two strangers whispering to each other (really loudly), that's not eavesdropping, that's just living in the city. And if their exchange turns out to be so funny, you just can't resist sharing it online, that's fine too. After all, who are they to take their dirty laundry to the streets? And don't worry if you're too afraid to post it on your Facebook wall. If you don't know who those people are and you don't want to damage your life on social media, just ask Denise McAllister. There are other ways to go about it.
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There's an Instagram account called Overheard LA and it's dedicated to such situations happening in Los Angeles, California. Stating that “We all have ears”, the creators have invited Angelenos to share some of the best lines that they have ever overheard and boy, did they deliver! Its founder, Jesse Margolis, started the account on a whim in 2015 after listening to a very Los Angeles conversation at a health food store. Now, it has over 1.3 million followers and multiple spinoffs including Overheard New York.
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Overheard LA gets about 100 conversation submissions every day. "We really try to select things that are both funny and feel like they are breaking new ground," Jesse told Bored Panda. "We get a lot of great submissions, and really try to post new, original content every day that doesn't feel stale."
Since 2015, the Overheard "empire" has expanded quite a bit. Jesse and his team have found ways to make the project more than a hobby as well. "We work with great companies, and have three branded accounts," he said. They are @OverheardBumble, @OverheardLeLabo, and @OverheardUber.
All of the ridiculous exchanges they read, however, haven't changed the way they view local citizens. "We love how people participate and contribute to Overheard. It's not just satire, but strangely it is also a form of community... a gathering place for Angelenos to laugh at ourselves."
"We have several other accounts," Jesse added. "@OverheardNewYork, @OverheardSanFrancisco, @OverheardLondon and @OverheardUniversity. We are [also] coming out with a newsletter in a few months." You can sign up for it here.
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Iapetos 6 years ago
People seem so afraid of anything that's vegan. We here in Austria have a saying: What the farmer doesn't know, he doesn't eat.
Mike 6 years ago
It's not necessarily anti-vegan. Vegan food tends to cost more. When she's paying, she can order what ever she wants.
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DE Ray 6 years ago
Depends on a fair number of factors - my 4 year old nephew chooses candy and marshmallows for breakfast, lunch and dinner, my 6 year old niece wants to eat a unicorn. So it's not their choice what they want to eat.
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thetruth isoutthere 6 years ago
"You'll support horrifically cruel and unnecessary Dairy like everyone else"
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
If vegan chia pudding is available, why not? If it's not, then smile, wink and don't buy her anything.
danielw 6 years ago
So... I had to go and look up what chai pudding is. based solely on the pictures, it's a giant bowl of nope. The texture looks like bubble tea... without the tea.
Mia Cardenas 6 years ago
He should be glad his daughter does not fit in in the same box as everybody else. I appreciate individuality
Exquisite Spam 6 years ago
I'd be curious to try it, but I'd then want the ice cream to take the taste away.
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Kaisu 6 years ago
Maybe I'm just cynical, but the majority of these give me major r/thathappened vibes. I just don't see many of these being true
Ben Steinberg 6 years ago
Overheard in LA? Sure, on the set of a bunch of sit-coms, maybe. Not every one, but many of these read like "witty" banter someone wrote; specifically for TV. Maybe it's just life imitating "art" (use really BIG air quotes around that).
Hamlets twin 6 years ago
Its a city of failed writers and failed actors, of course the dialogue is cheesy.
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Stina Kolling 6 years ago
Guys.... Sometimes people DO say something really clever. It happens. Sometimes we're funny and we actually make people laugh! Don't forget that all of these quotes were found randomly over the course of months, if not years. It's entirely possible.
Harleen 6 years ago (edited)
Funniest thing I've ever overheard was a 5 year old with her mom in the mall. They sat down at a table next to mine. The girl finished her lunch, mom is involved on the phone so the girl starts rifling through mom's shopping. She pulls out underwear from Victoria's Secret - several pairs. She holds them up to examine them. "Mommy? What's this for?" **Mom: *gasp!* Put those back! Those are mommy's underwear! **Girl: How? There's no butt! And these are just ribbons. **Mom: I said put them away! **Girl: No, you need to return them. **Mom: Why? **Girl: Cause they lied. These aren't underwear. **Mom: They're supposed to be like that, now put them AWAY. **Girl: You bought broken underwear on purpose?? WHY?? **(And then there's me, choking on my chow mein because I'm laughing so hard)
Iulia Kelly 6 years ago
I was once caught in a checkout line between two women discussing their colonoscopies and size of their colon polyps. “The doctor said it was the length of of his forearm.” Does that count?
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I had a teacher who stopped in the middle of class and said to me "Your legs are fat, you need to go on a diet." 30+ years later I finally have the appropriate response: "I don't care if you're a teacher, go f*** yourself!"
Load More Replies... Kaisu 6 years ago
Maybe I'm just cynical, but the majority of these give me major r/thathappened vibes. I just don't see many of these being true
Ben Steinberg 6 years ago
Overheard in LA? Sure, on the set of a bunch of sit-coms, maybe. Not every one, but many of these read like "witty" banter someone wrote; specifically for TV. Maybe it's just life imitating "art" (use really BIG air quotes around that).
Hamlets twin 6 years ago
Its a city of failed writers and failed actors, of course the dialogue is cheesy.
Load More Replies... Stina Kolling 6 years ago
Guys.... Sometimes people DO say something really clever. It happens. Sometimes we're funny and we actually make people laugh! Don't forget that all of these quotes were found randomly over the course of months, if not years. It's entirely possible.
Harleen 6 years ago (edited)
Funniest thing I've ever overheard was a 5 year old with her mom in the mall. They sat down at a table next to mine. The girl finished her lunch, mom is involved on the phone so the girl starts rifling through mom's shopping. She pulls out underwear from Victoria's Secret - several pairs. She holds them up to examine them. "Mommy? What's this for?" **Mom: *gasp!* Put those back! Those are mommy's underwear! **Girl: How? There's no butt! And these are just ribbons. **Mom: I said put them away! **Girl: No, you need to return them. **Mom: Why? **Girl: Cause they lied. These aren't underwear. **Mom: They're supposed to be like that, now put them AWAY. **Girl: You bought broken underwear on purpose?? WHY?? **(And then there's me, choking on my chow mein because I'm laughing so hard)
Iulia Kelly 6 years ago
I was once caught in a checkout line between two women discussing their colonoscopies and size of their colon polyps. “The doctor said it was the length of of his forearm.” Does that count?
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I had a teacher who stopped in the middle of class and said to me "Your legs are fat, you need to go on a diet." 30+ years later I finally have the appropriate response: "I don't care if you're a teacher, go f*** yourself!"
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