Overheard

“Don’t worry—you were only a tertiary character in my dream last night.” —Woman to her date while sharing dessert at Sweet Lady Jane

“But I am an emotional cripple!” —Woman to pharmacist at Target in Culver City

“What if the hokey-pokey is what it’s all about?” —Thirtysomething woman on cellphone outside the Long Beach Aquarium

“Actually, I’ve slept with women from all the Axis powers.” —Smoker in front of the Red Lion Tavern in Silver Lake

“It’s too late for pessimism.” —A designer type at the Apple store in Glendale

“I am wearing the holy grail of jeans right now.” —Teenage girl at Lucy Florence Cultural Center in Leimert Park Village

“I didn’t know your Treo was Jewish.” —In response to a Treo alert about the time of sunset on the Sabbath

“Fortunately, I lost all my savings in the Reagan era.” —Cashier at Trader Joe’s in La Cañada Flintridge

“I would kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.” —A professor waiting to start the processional at Cal State Long Beach’s graduation

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