The idea for “#ThingsThatiHear” arrived when I was visiting a cookware store in Los Angeles. A young woman was looking at her phone and gave a big sigh, turned to her friend decisively and exclaimed, “He wants to go to Bali. But I say Fiji!” I couldn’t help but laugh. The absurdity of this “first world problem” was too much. From that moment on I started to catch all sorts of real-life conversations, that eventually turned into these illustrations.
The characters in the world of “#ThingsThatiHear” are people we all know: They are our office mates who complain to us about the daily grind. They are the awful online date we are trying so hard to forget. They are the people silently stalking our Facebook. More than anything they are the US when we think no one is listening.
Based on the incredible support I’ve received on social media I am inspired to create a #ThingsThatiHear Book!
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I've never understood people who hate on super-positive personalities. I get that we don't always wanna hear the sunshiney comments, but there's nothing wrong with being optimistic and friendly.
so true. gotta love the personality that insists everyone around them be happy because they are.
She's right. When I stumble on an ex that wears eyeliner I always want to argue with them
Ouch. That hit that poor guy in the feels.... Lunch from home tastes better anyways, ignore those jerks! lol
Yea, to say nothing of how much money you end up saving anyways. Plus you also know what's going into your food.
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Lunch from home. Saved so much in not buying lunch every day, it paid for an apartment in Buenos Aries for two weeks for myself and my SO. Yeah, I'm such a loser.
BRINGING LUNCH FROM HOME IS FOR AMAZING PEOPLE WHO CAN COOK AMAZINGLY AND NOT GET FAT EATING FAST FOOD FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!!
Yeah, because throwing away money everyday on eating out makes you a winner.
All the time I hear, "Uh, Amanda always brings her lunch. It alway look so good, but she *always* brings her lunch". Yes, I do always bring my lunch, because I refuse to eat that veritable "garbage from a box". I save a ton of money and I'm super healthy because of it. Yes, those are good targets snobby criticism...*dramatic eyeroll*
Spending a good chunk of your paycheck on junk food that is over priced and heated up in a microwaved and served by people with dirty hands is for losers. Enjoy that sketti.. Bet it tastes amazing! ..........and call your mother.
I'm giggling over "and call your mother" even though it's a post-it note. :D
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I don't mind being labelled a loser for being healthy home cooked meals to work!
good for him, he'll be the one who wins in the end....he'll have no debt or financial worries...they will be drowning in debt caused by trying to 'keep up with the Jones's' and a £1K+ bill each year for starbucks!
how did you manage to decipher that second post-it? :D
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F**k them two, i work night shifts and have to bring my own food anyway, you save lots of cash and eat actual homecooked food as opposed to mcdonalds, subway, f****n sandwich meal deals etc. One of the regular meals i have is spaghetti and meatballs with loads of parmesan cheese, yum-yum.
Yes, Dope, your comment certainly merits the use of the f-word.....
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Haha I thought people would think the same thing at my job so I hesitated to do it. But eventually gave in and now I bring lunch everyday. Best decision I've made :)
Plus if you bring from home you're less likely to get crappy food like McDonalds!
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not in my workplace. everyone is super prepared and well organised and brings lunch i and i look like an idiot when i have to waste time and money going out to get mine.
people who constantly spend money on going out usually end up broke so who's the real loser??
Bringing lunch from home is the best. Also, I love the bunny (?) calendar.
Or people who don't want to spend money eating fast food every single day...
do some japanese lunch box (bento) they’ll bet you on knee for that lunch box 😆
Sounds like something someone who can't cook for themselves would say.
The way my husband cooks, you'd have to go to a Michelin starred restaurant to even get close to what I'd be bringing for lunch.
Or for those who can't cook ... and have no one, who wants cook for them.
This is interesting for me. I live in Asia n it is relatively inexpensive to eat out excluding restaurants. We have lots of coffee shops or cafeterias that give u a decent meal between $3-7 with or without drinks. Actually, it is more expensive to cook for 1-2pax at home. Please do share the typical food expenses in the countries u stayed. 😊
Depends which part of Asia. Singapore it’s standard to eat meals out. But not in all Asian countries. Tiffins are big in India, and “baon” in the Philippines.
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i bring luch from home every single day and i dont see why i should feel ashamed or feelin like loser about that
He saved money and probably calories too. Also, he got more work done since he didn't leave to go somewhere else for lunch. All in all, I'd call him the winner!
This made me so sad... If you don't like taking lunch from home just don't do it and keep your bad comments to yourself !
Bringing lunch from home is far more practical and tasty and probably Healthy than going out for lunch every day. That "loser" is my kind of man!
My Mom made us kids' lunch everyday during 13 years of school. We couldn't afford school lunch and mom said it was slop anyway. I still bring my own lunch. I make it so I know what it is. I get compliments on how good it smells and I just smile.
Lunch from home is all I could ever afford. No going out either. Glad when UK brought in minimum wage, huge (and only) pay rise
The artist's name is AVNER GELLER -- I am going out on a limb to say that Avner is probably Jewish and not cruelly stereotyping these characters, instead merely illustrating them.
You overhear a lot of things ! And also, the illustrations have their own charm. I totally loved this ! Waiting for more ...
I overheard a couple sitting in thier car outside of a 7-11.. (the guy) "Should we do it here?, or wait until we get home?" (the girl), "I don't know, what do you think? I'm good either way, but we could just do it when we get home." (The guy) " I dunno, I'm not sure I want to wait until we get home. Let's just do it right here." (the girl) "Have you got something on you to do it with? I don't have anything." (the guy) "Yeah, yeah, I've got something right here, wait, let me get it out..." By now I was enthralled by the whole conversation, I couldn't have stopped listening even if I wanted to...Then right there in front of the 7-11, the two of them started scratching off lottery tickets, completey oblivious to anyone or anything around them. I almost died.
Yesssssss! Awesome art and what a wonderful way to express the verbal diarrhea out there. I am officially a new admirer of your work.
You did a great job with these! I could see these as a coffee table book.
Wow. I saw how the dating/ single games are, and, the overload of internet conversation/ texting/ social media platforms without actual conversating. Depressing.
Love these, love the style, the scenes, the quotes. I really wish this was a book.
what a creativity, i love the painting and this type of art. thanks to show that kind of fine art. thank you
My favorite one is the Taco Stand. I have no idea why it made me laugh so hard but, it did
Fantastic thoughts brought out with great drawings! I’d like to see more in the future for sure!
Can’t her further than the second page, then I get one of those fake Facebook “you’ve won a prize” spoof pages for idiots.
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Great illustrations, thanks for your effort. But these seems like a viral marketing sheets of tinder than some realistic dialogues, isn't..?
I recognised a couple lines from sitcoms and movies. The illustrations are still great though :) Plus, I'm aware that he might have heard them from people using the lines they heard on TV themselves...
If you live in a mostly white country then yes, go screw off shithead. Not everything is intentionally racist.
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If you don't care, don't comment. It's that simple.
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What do you mean, "fake " ? Are you saying the author of this post never overheard these things ? Because that's what it's all about. Not about YOU hearing them...
Load More Replies... You overhear a lot of things ! And also, the illustrations have their own charm. I totally loved this ! Waiting for more ...
I overheard a couple sitting in thier car outside of a 7-11.. (the guy) "Should we do it here?, or wait until we get home?" (the girl), "I don't know, what do you think? I'm good either way, but we could just do it when we get home." (The guy) " I dunno, I'm not sure I want to wait until we get home. Let's just do it right here." (the girl) "Have you got something on you to do it with? I don't have anything." (the guy) "Yeah, yeah, I've got something right here, wait, let me get it out..." By now I was enthralled by the whole conversation, I couldn't have stopped listening even if I wanted to...Then right there in front of the 7-11, the two of them started scratching off lottery tickets, completey oblivious to anyone or anything around them. I almost died.
Yesssssss! Awesome art and what a wonderful way to express the verbal diarrhea out there. I am officially a new admirer of your work.
You did a great job with these! I could see these as a coffee table book.
Wow. I saw how the dating/ single games are, and, the overload of internet conversation/ texting/ social media platforms without actual conversating. Depressing.
Love these, love the style, the scenes, the quotes. I really wish this was a book.
what a creativity, i love the painting and this type of art. thanks to show that kind of fine art. thank you
My favorite one is the Taco Stand. I have no idea why it made me laugh so hard but, it did
Fantastic thoughts brought out with great drawings! I’d like to see more in the future for sure!
Can’t her further than the second page, then I get one of those fake Facebook “you’ve won a prize” spoof pages for idiots.
It's 2017. Try using an adblocker: https://adblockbrowser.org
Load More Replies... Great illustrations, thanks for your effort. But these seems like a viral marketing sheets of tinder than some realistic dialogues, isn't..?
I recognised a couple lines from sitcoms and movies. The illustrations are still great though :) Plus, I'm aware that he might have heard them from people using the lines they heard on TV themselves...
If you live in a mostly white country then yes, go screw off shithead. Not everything is intentionally racist.
Load More Replies... If you don't care, don't comment. It's that simple.
Load More Replies... What do you mean, "fake " ? Are you saying the author of this post never overheard these things ? Because that's what it's all about. Not about YOU hearing them...
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