We‘ve all been taught that it‘s not polite to listen to somebody else‘s private conversations. But sometimes you just can‘t help it but overhear some of it passing by, riding a bus, lifting weights at the gym, or casually shopping. And what makes these funny conversations as amusing as they are is that they're completely out of context.
This Instagram account, Overheard LA, is dedicated to such overheard conversations happening in Los Angeles, California. Stating that “We all have ears,” the creators invite Angelinos to share some of the best pieces that they have ever overheard in their daily lives. From weird questions and ubiquitous conversation topics - the Los Angeles population always has some funny things to say. We think it’s hilarious, and for the rest, you’ll have to scroll down and see for yourself!
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I donât understand why someone would downvote what you said So I gave you an upvote:3
Load More Replies...Seriously, if my other half said this to any of my boys, Iâd find him sexy af âŠ.
Love how something simple like this brings the salty trump supporters out of the woodworks like damn when are y'all finally going to get over it? He lost, move on
BAHAHA!!! Like how calm and pleasant you were during his tenure? also, yah.. he lost and is no longer in office.. so "damn when are y'all finally going to get over it"?
Load More Replies...In an earlier Bored Panda interview, a representative of Overheard told us that the project has really grown over the last few years.
“While our home will always be Instagram, we have begun to expand to other verticals such as text via the community app Clubhouse, where we host a biweekly comedy show and are exploring some really exciting product ventures.”
At its heart, Overheard is all about connecting people through a shared location or experience, “whether that is living in NYC (@overheardnewyork), dating on Bumble (@overheardbumble), or talking about celebrities (@overheardcelebs), our goal is to make people laugh and provide moments of joy and self-reflection,” the spokesperson explained.
Hah that suited this case well, I love a good pun :D
Load More Replies...Question! Does knowing I am a loser make me any less of one?Or am just another loser?
Acceptance of, then loving of, oneself is the key, mate. I've never met a self-aware loser...that's because there's no such thing! You do you and love yourself for who you are. And always treat others as you'd like to be treated. And lastly, who gives a s**t what anyone else thinks, as long as you're happy with who you are!
Load More Replies...Dont give me cooties Olivia. You are with something that i left loooong back
Do you people really think it's ok to hug someone just because you're both vaccinated? What's wrong with you? -.-
I don't understand these things. Is he an EX husband? Let him live and be happy for him. I've always been happy to hear my exes were in good relationships.
We don't know the whole story though. He could have been abusive.
Load More Replies...Overheard started way back in 2015 when its founder Jesse Margolis created Overheard LA and San Francisco on a whim after listening to one such conversation in LA at a health food store. Now, seven people are looking after it.
“We are fortunate to work with great brands like Bumble, Le Labo, Netflix, etc. Currently, we see ourselves as social-first local media, and plan to expand into podcasts, local events, product, and more video content.”
When asked what kind of conversations best reflect Overheard LA's concept, Overheard told us that it’s really anything that touches a shared experience, like “dating, finance, spirituality, food, or local knowledge.”
I'm truly LOL and it's midnight and everyone who was asleep is now awake. Daughter is mad at me. Husband laughed too then went back to sleep.
Marek Raczkowski, Polish cartoonist, once created a draw called "Best Homemade Cough Medication". On the picture was a man yelling at woman "STOP COUGHING!"
My favorite, 100% real quote from an Associated Press article is: "'They didn't have long enough to test it,' said James Martin, 68, explaining why he has no plans to get the vaccine as he stopped for cigarettes... 'They don't know what the long-term effect is.'" Y'all, this fella has no problem with cigarettes but literally tells the press he's worried about the long-term effects of the COVID vaccine.
He knows that cigarettes will kill him! He doesn't know that for sure for the vaccines! Obviously he doesn't like this uncertainty đ đ đ
Load More Replies...Reminds me of my alcoholic ex-husband who won't take Tylonal because it's bad for your liver
It is like that time when a patient refused to take antihypertensive meds (His systolic BP is almost 200), he said he treat his body like a temple and he will lower his blood pressure by natural means. He forgot that he had a urine drug screen upon admission which was positive for cocaine and amphetamine.
That's how he knows drugs can take you darkest places on earth. (Not all but some, but who is brave to explain him that)
Pay and value of job are seldom correlated. Look at all those greedy bankers/traders/lawyers/C-suite execs who are paid obscene amounts of money and contribute little to uplifting fellow humans/society.
Load More Replies...I'm terrified of needles, but of course I went to get both covid jabs. I was very distressed so the nurse, trying to calm me down a bit said "imagine you're in your happy place! What's your happy place?" and I said "anywhere but here" and she started laughing so much she couldn't hold the syringe properly! I'm glad someone was having fun!
bet the nurse didn't disclose the full facts therefore not allowing the patient to give informed consent
I make faces at people under the mask. They think i am smiling at them.
Sadly, the men who tell women to smile are unlikely to be easily hurt. They aren't aware enough.
Load More Replies...An approximate discount of 1%. Two thousand was fine. Awkward set of years to pronounce though.
Load More Replies...Ah yes, 18.18. A much better year -- except for the whole First Seminole War and massacre of Native peoples and escaped enslaved peoples by Andrew Jackson in Florida. Let's face it. Your purchase simply has bad juju.
Benefits of masking: No COVID. No flu. No common cold. No need to wear full face makeup. Can mouth "F you" at people without them knowing.
No itâs not. My fiancĂ©âs over 40, weâve been together over 10 years And I find her just as beautiful the day I first saw her over 12 years ago. Sounds to me like the mother got into a marriage that was no love for beauty.. If you think one day, no ones gonna care bout your beauty, you already ugly..
Load More Replies...Excellent advice. Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes right to the bone.
In the words of Blanche DeBois, âBeauty is fading. A transitory possessionâ. Donât spend all your time on your appearance. Develop your intellect, your wit, your personality, because youâre going to need them when the time comes.
So true! Every beautiful woman is 20 years or 20 pounds from being invisible to society
well beauty is as beauty does and yes it can draw in but other things keep.
I didn't think that piece of advice was going to be touching after reading the first half
Don't down vote Julie. You're miss understanding what she said. The volume of liquid needed compared to the flu vaccine may actually be less because of the mRNA technology. I'm too tired to look it up but all she is talking about is how much is needed compared to the flu vaccine.
Thank you. Beat me too it. You also need lesss or more depending on other vaccines, and people never complained until now.
Load More Replies...The silver lining to my growing mobility problems is that I now qualify for a disabled parking space (only took 40 years)
I live in a city like this where getting a space is an Olympic worthy sport. Think I'd feel let down if I lived somewhere with a driveway lol
This is the ONLY reason I use ride share. Parking spaces are a hot commodity.
I really hope this doesn't become the the next big thing: glitter-zombies who wants to be on a diet of animal brains and swooning girls who start an animal farm to help them out. Probably including a lot of scented candles and sewing stuff (can't let the beloved glittering lips fall off...)
Now you said it out loud, it will be a thing.
Load More Replies...After two months 'Dave' realized his stupid decision meant he needed... more brains.
I have two questions... One, does people truly believe in gosths or bad energies then? Two, isn't this very messed up or is it just me?
Since I have met the receptionist Monica here at BP I believe in bad energy.
Load More Replies...In the US, it's state by state. Only 5 states require it (California being one)
Load More Replies...I wouldnât buy a murder house thatâs haunted, as the ghosts might be destructive and/or harmful. Now, a house haunted by a playful and friendly ghost (yeah, yeah, Casper, I know) would be one Iâd love to live in.
I just don't want to have to think about which part of the floor had blood stains or decomposition fluids infused in it...
I never understood why some people don't want to live in a house where people die... Yeah, people die, that's how life works.
I wouldn't because you wouldn't know how well it was cleaned.
Load More Replies...In some states if the death occurred on the property less than 1 year ago, you are required to disclose it. That's how I got 1/2 off an apartment for a year once.
I believe it's actually 3 years in California. That was the requirement when I sold my parents' house after they died. One of them had died in the home of natural causes. I don't know if that's just for the sale of properties, or if rentals are different, though.
Load More Replies...For RE 1: It's illegal not to give full disclosure of death, lead paint, asbestos, etc. in my area when selling a home. For RE 2: He's not wrong, but it might sell better if it was on multiple tv shows and/or a book. I would buy The Murder House (aka the Rosenheim Mansion at 1120 Westchester Place in LA, CA, USA) haunted or not - even with all the AHS fans trespassing and trying to break in.
Don't have target in Germany. Is that true? What's their stuff thats so irresistible?
Load More Replies...Sounds like Costco, I don't think I've every gotten out the door for under $200.
I rarely go to Target because when I did I rarely found anything that I would want. They do carry one product that I can't seem to get elsewhere.
My trick is not to get a basket. If I can't hold it with my dodgy grip in my two hands, I can't buy it. Keep chanting "Only what I came in for"
I DO know what's in the vaccine, and how they work. Far safer than any med I currently take!
my old meds could cause suicidal thoughts. these were antidepressents. stopped taking because of that. my new meds cause electric shock feelings that cause my legs to jolt and constipation. the COVID vax hasn't caused any of these. i'd take the vax every week over these meds if it fixed my issues.
Load More Replies...She uses oils. They should invent oils for curing stupidity though. Biggest invention of allll time. Will save thousands
No you don't, but bromated vegetable oil shouldn't be put into your body, in any way, shape, or form, either.
Load More Replies...Yeah that kills me.... people who are anti vaxxers because they don't know what's in the vaccine but then pump their bodies with all kinds of crappy drinks and fast food. It's gross
Well QAnon is just a random assortment of various conspiracies. So it's a conspiracy salad? đ€
What does it mean, QAnon? Is this about the QAnon shaman, or...? I'm not from the US btw. If she honestly doesn't know how to pronounce quinoa, well, we're all ignorant until we learn better. :)
Quinoa is pronounced Keen-waa. And QAnon is a cult of people who believe crazy conspiracies and strongly support Donald Trump.
Load More Replies...Has or can BP make a post about the best comments ever on BP and make this one of them please?!?
Load More Replies...Well, kindness is always welcome and something very needed right now in the world
Random act of kindness? Or just some manic guy in a Prius? I mean it is LA.
Not really narcissism all the time, I constantly look at myself while face timing because I think I'm extremely ugly and want to at least angle the phone in a way that won't exaggerate it further. Boost dysmorphia is terrible
Load More Replies...I get homeless lesbian but when is the perfect time to look like a vice principal?
i once called my standard work clothing "homeless santa on his way to court". people generally agreed
Homeless lesbian sounds like something you would get from the aesthetic generator: https://claireeeep.github.io/generator/. My first try I got Lesbian Dad
I have a few looks. (1) Just left the gym. (2) Not fully awake yet. (3) Doing my best to look decent, but something (like worn shoes) destroys my efforts.
"You're a bad person with an ugly heart, and we don't give a flying f**k what you think!"
Romy and Michelle high school reunion. ??? Love that film
Load More Replies...Also, nothing wrong with looking slutty as long as the person feels good in the clothes
Ryan Deschanel, you take your commitment to trolling so seriously.
Load More Replies...When I was fired at my previous job, my first thought was, "Thank God, I can go back to bed".
Orange County, south of L.A. county. Home to hispanics, asians, and entitled whites.
Load More Replies...Funny how people will inject botulism toxin into their bodies, but not lifesaving vaccines...
Like all the stuff in vaccines could possible kill them but one of the most potent toxins in the world is totally fine
Load More Replies...I mean, if it works, it works. (Sarcasm, obviously. I don't actually condone medicating people without consent. Seriously though, the fake news around vaccines is killing people. If you can be vaccinated where you live, do it.)
Interesting line of thought. Imagine vaccines dispensed as a puff of vapor near the microphone in cellphones.
Last week, at my job, we were all gifted La Croix water for no reason. I think it's their way to get everyone vaccinated, figuring the taste of cat piss will cover anything.
i dont think thats assault- illegal yes but still not assault
Load More Replies...Yep. Fully vaccinated and currently quarantined with covid. I live in Missouri and we are so far from herd immunity around here. It'd be funny if it wasn't so stupidly tragic.
Load More Replies...Say it with me: Being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't get covid!!!
Just because you are vaccinated doesnât mean you canât spread it. Wear a mask, Vax or no vax.
Allergies. Buckwheat blooms in the fall, and that pollen is brutal. Plus jacarandas...
My middle baby told me she loves wearing the mask because she doesn't have to talk to people. It really plays to her introverted tendencies!
well i'm fully vaccinated but very insecure and the mask hides my face and makes me feel comfortable, also covid's still around, and the delta variant. stay safe lovelies!
Ha! My mom just said that she doesn't want to give up the mask because it's a good way to hide from people.
My makeup routine became so much easier. Now I only have to do my eyes, which takes a couple of minutes.
Using an environmentally friendly vehicle doesn't mean you have to drive like an asshole!!! I don't know why cyclists think that there are no rules for them! I've been almost ran over by a cyclist twice in this month (i was not walking on the cyclist path) and don't understand this attitude
she's incredibly stupid. She's emitting masses of CO2. I think that she meant CO. And she could be charged with reckless endangerment, speeding, public nuisance, public mischief... there's dozens of things they can charge her with.
I get very very annoyed at cyclist who ride at hell-bent speed on a shared pedestrian and cycle path, Now this is me being very very polite, I actually feel like (censored for inciting violence).
If I got a warning for speeding on my bicycle I'd be so proud I'd demand a ticket so I could frame it.
Oi!! Floridian here and so NOT a conservative. And my dog wears a pink harness tyvm!!
Good for you! I'm glad you have some sense. You know you're standing opposite of your state's reputation though, right? Especially during COVID, your governor hasn't been helping your state's image.
Load More Replies...Can't we bio-engineer a new dtrain out of delta, thats rearrange brains into common sense? (this sentence looks strange, sorry, non-native speaker)
Good question and no. Viruses have been on the planet a long time, evolve quickly and have waaaaaaay too many hosts to chill in. But I like the way you think, non native speaker or not
Load More Replies...I desperately hope you're just being a troll and you don't actually believe the things you write. If you do, you're part of the reason we have all these new mutations. Covid is a monster and if all these deniers keep feeding it by not taking the proper precautions, it's just going to keep getting scarier.
Load More Replies...Is THAT why Jacinda (second youngest female head of state in the world and quite hot) was so keen to get us our freedom faster?
not that looks have anything to do with it, but the PM from Finland takes the cake by a country mile, or 1.60934 country kilometers.
Load More Replies...Only job opportunities, planed travels when I had savings and missing family members and friends. Oh yes maybe it's important hot years too right?
I'd have replied with good luck on your next 240 periods kid, mine are done. :)
I was 2020 when it happened... I am glad it happen during the most boring, useless, nothing-to-miss-out-on year.
I suppose the question is, are they toasting the vaccine? Or the other drug...?
Every holiday season a friend of mine puts out an announcement on Facebook that she'll drop off or pick up anyone at LAX. Her present to her friends.
Los Angeles International Airport. Horrible traffic. Pain in the A$$.
Load More Replies...men need to be told in no uncertain terms what we want and spelled out... If indeed we do know what we want..
How to tell you are single without saying you are single! And let's hope it will stay that way!
Load More Replies...idk, vaccines are pretty availible in LA county. there are lines, but they move fast. i was able to get one no problem.
Yes! Though now it's super easy to get one in California. When I was trying to get mine back in March, the reservation systems in the cities were overloaded and it was very difficult to get appointments. People were driving hours to areas of the state that were more conservative, where people were more resistant to getting the jab, to get one sooner.
Load More Replies...Hm... Covid (and the restrictions of not being able to visit friends and family) definitely got my normal, constant state of f***d up up to eleven
i kind of wish i'd been plotting my highs and lows since march 2020. i'm very curious to see if there's any pattern to my occasional deep troughs
Load More Replies...This is so sad. A first my mom did not want to have kids either because she did not want to bring up children with the same unhealthy upbringing that she had. In the end she decided that she could break the cycle of abuse because she knew what NOT TO DO. I am happy to report that she was very successful. We have a vastly different relationship than she had with her mother. There is hope.
As long as you don't blame and mistreat your kids, it's perfectly alright to feel resentment for having them. Even the best and most loving mother may feel that way sometimes.
I don't remember feeling resentment, but I did thoroughly enjoy the two weeks she was with her Aunt, and disappointed when she came back early.
Load More Replies...My Mother actually said something almost the same, to her neighbor with adult me standing there. Neighbor was shocked. I wasn't...
"Then you are young enough to START OVER. Get a better personality. Being a teenager doesn't entitle you to being a douche.."
Okay but not all teenagers are like that. We know this, yes? Good good
MD DMV always let you look and see if you looked ok and let you retake it if not.
If it is an accurate representation of your face, no retakes - sorry, but you DO look like that! If you sneezed midway through and the image wouldn't be recognised by your own mother, yes, you should definitely be allowed a retake.
Load More Replies...I honestly believe that when someone applies for a job at the DMV, one of the interview questions is "can you take a decent picture of a person?" If the answer is "yes", the candidate is disqualified.
Hey! I got my new Drivers License last month - took the clerk six tries to get a pic that she - and two other clerks- considered good enough to go ahead with. Dunno if I'm flattered or offended.
When I lived in LA and finally went to get a California license. The lady didn't even give a 3, 2, 1. I stood where I was meant to stand & then she says ok. I was like "ok?" She said "you're done." I was flabbergasted.
Had to renew my photo driving license. I look like an axe murderer. Perfectly ok
The person who took my passport photo actually suggested a retake, but I refused because I usually look that terrible after transoceanic flights anyway.
I was getting my ID for the hospital ED and the woman who took the first picture said, "Oh no. I'm going to retake that for you." My Engine mayes begged for a copy before she deleted it.
Caption these days: I'm probably gonna delete this in a few hours #influencer. Date: posted a year ago
Same. And by that I mean I upvoted Jeff AND I don't deserve negativity. ;-)
Load More Replies...I get asked all the time, 'is that a greyhound, I've never seen a real one' yes she is and no she wasn't rescued she's a retired athlete who was never in any danger to be rescued from.
Wow, you're lucky. The greyhound rescue I volunteer for has lots of rescues that are kept in environments inappropriate for dogs, are at risk of being euthanised, are underweight and often have old injuries from being forced to race in stressful environments.
Load More Replies...In the case of my dog growing up, a scorpio. She was born in late October and her tail, which she carried in an arc over her back, had a little tuft of fur on the tip that was shaped just like a scorpion's stinger.
I don't know why you were downvoted. I have you an upvote. I have a dog who has a tail that arcs over his back too!
Load More Replies...I get this all the time with my dog. I always say sheâs a bitsa. Bitsâa this, bitsâa that, probably a hint of tiger.
I love this response. It's also an appropriate response when a mixed race child is asked that nonsense.
Or they think it's a neat looking dog, and want to get one themselves.
Load More Replies...Wouldn't it be nice if Julie Andrews were my Grandma/fabulous queen of Genovia??? That's the dream!
Queen or not, Iâd have considered myself extremely lucky just to have Julie Andrews for my grandmother, and Blake Edwards for my grandfather!
Load More Replies...You gotta be absolutley mad if you want to be a royalty. I mean, you like to have a chanse to have some private time? Perhaps sometime and somewhere not including the curtains cover every last speck of window? And you would hope that the internet goes up in flame just because you have a bad hairday? Perhaps you would even like to be able to get away with cursing? If your answer is yes to any of that, then you will most certain not like to be a royalty.
That's still a Job, being a queen. Take British Royal Family for reference.
Except you'd have to a) marry Prince George, b) wait more or less forever, and c) well just ask Megan about c. Because you can't ask Diana.
Load More Replies...Someone, please teach Rocco to cook -- or to write fiction. You've certainly got a creative one on your hands.
I see your Rocco, and I raise you one nephew Alistair who could pronounce and spell Burglayer Schlosskapeller at 9
I mean it's not hard to pronounce a word you just made up
Load More Replies...Nothing stopping you. Just don't come crying to me when you get toothache
She's not wrong though. I'm up for that hippie free life đž
You think alcohol didn't happen with human cooperation? One of the theories I've heard is that it was alcohol that made people form societies, becoming agrarian so they could grow grain and make alcohol.
All that while drinking margaritas...... i try to remember when was the last time i saw a zebra holding a margarita....đ
But they would if they had hands instead of hooves
Load More Replies...Lying down, though. Beings lie down. Items are laid down. English is tough.
You don't tag people in memes, and plenty of people don't know how to cc or bcc...or what they actually mean!
Is it a long email? If it is tag me when itâs a question directed at me
Edit: realised not everyone would realise you can tag people in e-mail body - could be in a message a person has been CCâd even ;-)
Load More Replies...If you work in any kind of professional setting it's good to know what CC and BCC are in an email. They're used in business communication while tagging is used in social media.
You can't scatter your ashes. You can only scattered someone else's ashes.
LA sucks but is simultaniously great. i was born here and i may end up dying here.
Whew! At least that's one who won't wash-up out here.
Load More Replies...Weed & Booze aren't toxic to your life unless you let them be. In fact, without weed and booze, I'd have committed so many murders for how much my fellow humans irritate me. I smoke and drink for others' safety. Raise a glass to the smoke.
Load More Replies...Play Animal Crossing and sacrifice your real life for a perfect fake one.
why does your name say (Human)? would you assume we'd think you wouldn't be human without the title? Or are you... AN ALIEN??? or someone from Oklahoma same difference
Load More Replies...What did you expect? Should he ride by on the shoulders of glorious Comrade Stalin or what?! đ
She should drive a Lada, Moskvitch or a Volga.
Load More Replies...Tell me about it... Me and a friend the other day realised we'd been friends for 30 years this month. Ouch.
Load More Replies...Like hearing the club music you danced to in your 20s on the golden oldies station *sigh*
My 46 year old husband took our 18 year old shopping and one cashier told him to watch his girlfriend doesn't borrow the new trainers (sneakers) he just bought. I don't know whether to be mortified or amused!
Peopley... đđđ Perfect! So gonna use this
Load More Replies...Which led to Mr Bobbett having a much shorter, erm.. never mind!
Load More Replies...Sounds like the ex had a lucky escape. No one needs that sort of crazy in their life.
Lots of nice stuff in Van Nuys. Lots of crap, but lots of nice too.
Yes, there actually are many. Plus, there is a loophole : in France, a duke's heir is called a prince.
Give it a try, you might find one. (Not from a Royal family but someone like Tiana hardworking with the dream to hold on to.)
Topanga Canyon, well known hippie/naturalist community.
Load More Replies...No, it's like your ophthalmologist said, "Your eyes have cataracts starting; you need to avoid UV."
When I first heard the term "transitional glasses" I thought it meant glasses for people who are trans. Like, to help them be more comfortable as they become their true selves? Idk.
I dooon't think thats how it works... But it remind me of the story of the guy who got into a concert by rewriting Wikipedia. He showed the bouncers the (recently changed) Wikipedia page of the band where he mentioned himself as a brother to one of the members. He got backstage and they had a good laugh about it and some beer)
One can never practice yoga alone when you have a cat. Mine will stare and then jump somewhere on me while I'm holding a pose.
Just wear the mask people. The jab doesnât prevent you spreading the germs, the mask does.
Am I the only one who feels like these are fake? I mean, I'm not from LA, maybe everyone there has an inexhaustible supply of witty (or not so witty) one-liners at hand, but these (at least to me) sound incredibly contrived.
It's a large place. In that big a pool, a few good ones will emerge.
Load More Replies...You know we can see you upvote your own comments, right?
Load More Replies...Am I the only one who feels like these are fake? I mean, I'm not from LA, maybe everyone there has an inexhaustible supply of witty (or not so witty) one-liners at hand, but these (at least to me) sound incredibly contrived.
It's a large place. In that big a pool, a few good ones will emerge.
Load More Replies...You know we can see you upvote your own comments, right?
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