Not sure if it is real or not because any random SOB can go on here and add stuff, but most of the things on Eavesdrop: Los Angeles seem ridiculous enough to me to be real. In any case it is entertaining and I got a chuckle.
And it reminds me of something that I witnessed in Burger King(the one on Grand and Cesar Chavez – is there any other?) a couple of years ago. So I am standing in line…and it seems unusually long for that time of day, so I look to the front and there is this lady ordering. She seems to be making a to do about something.
She asks the guy working there for a Whopper with no meat. OK…so she is a vegetarian. No problem I guess. Your way right away and all that. Not a problem. But then she keeps going. She asks if the grill has had meat on it. Of course. It’s Burger King. She asks how fresh is the lettuce. I don’t know I just work here. Are those heirloom tomatoes? What’s that? (OK I added the heirloom tomatoes part, but you see what I’m saying).
During this time I can see the guy in front of me getting increasingly frustrated, muttering curses under his breath, shifting and looking around. Then he pulls out his wallet, unfolds a piece of paper and reads it. It says in block letters: “I will not get mad”. He then composes himself a little while this lady continues to order her custom Burger, asking the employees to wipe down the grill for her, etc.
So yeah, there is a lot to overhear around Los Angeles.
Some seem obviously fake (unless people really say “omg! wtf!” in conversation), but some are great. I added two, hopefully they’ll be up (one from in front of Ackerman at UCLA, and another from UCI).
Hey, mine are up! And totally legit–honest.
I am the editor of the site and I edit the posts…changing “what the f*ck” to “wtf”, etc. both to make them more internet friendly and also to avoid excessive swearing on the site
Honestly, i have no way of telling what is real or what is fake…if its funny, it makes it up there =)
Cool Nader, thanks for the explanation, but while I can understand editing for swearing, I’d prefer to see the words written out in non-Internets speak.
Either way, great job setting up the site–it’s about time LA has had something like this!
Here’s mine:
http://www.eavesdropla.com/geography-lesson/
Happened last week.
Nader wrote:
I edit the posts…changing “what the f*ck” to “wtf”, etc. both to make them more internet friendly and also to avoid excessive swearing on the site
Please don’t.
Great site, by the way.
Nader wrote:
I edit the posts…changing “what the f*ck” to “wtf”, etc. both to make them more internet friendly and also to avoid excessive swearing on the site
Please don’t.
Great site, by the way.
Your suggestions about editing have been noted, thanks!