http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Compiled by "Smart Mouth" columnist Amelia Robinson, Seen and Overheard is fueled by juicy tidbits, oddball tales and strange sightings. Twitter with Amelia at DDNSmartmouth. Have an item for Seen and Overheard? Click here to let us know all about it. Want more? Seen & Overheard runs daily in the Dayton Daily News. en-us arobinson@coxohio.com 2010-02-05T11:55:34-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/05/magazine_to_auction_erotic_car.html Some people read “PLAYBOY” for the cartoons. Those people will get the chance to own some of those cartoons during an online and live auction Friday, Feb. 26. More than 100 original cartoons will be auctioned at Heritage in Dallas... 16580303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Just Funny 2010-02-05T11:55:34-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/05/film_not_football_movie_theate.html From Meredith Moss, Staff Writer Here’s a good deal for those looking for something interesting to do while everyone else is watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Neon movie, 130 E. Fifth St., Dayton is offering free... 16579603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ 2010-02-05T11:35:18-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/05/is_the_thong_dead.html If Cosmo says it, it has to be true and in this case, thank goodness. The magazine that brings the world headlines like “Hot, Sexy, Hair” and “99 Sex Moves,” declares the thong dead in its February edition. Cosmopolitan -... 16578503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Strange 2010-02-05T09:45:24-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/04/cheating_gov_had_the_bit_about.html Now here’s a sign things may not end well: your hubby-to-be refuses to promise to be faithful and has the bit about not cheating removed from your wedding vows. Ding, ding, ding, buzz. Jenny Sanford says that’s what happened before... 16566903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Strange 2010-02-04T09:44:52-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/03/sarah_palin_wants_rahm_emanuel.html One things for certain, Sarah Palin is no fan of one notoriously foul-mouthed chief of staff. And the Fox News contributor wants to do more than clean Rahm Emanuel’s mouth out with soap. Should Rahm Emanuel be fired for using... 16553603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ talk 2010-02-03T10:14:24-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/02/whiskey_contest_win_could_earn.html From food and wine writer Mark Fisher Monica Frazier of Bradford will have a chance to win $700,000 worth of gold bars in San Francisco on Friday, Feb. 5. The 31-year-old was randomly selected from more than 150,000 online entries... 16543103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2010-02-02T12:51:55-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/02/spring_coming_early_ivy_the_gr.html Ivy is a lady groundhog with her own mind. The Miami Valley’s furriest meteorologist did not see her shadow during a Groundhog Day celebration today, Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. Ivy at this year’s Groundhog Day... 16540203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2010-02-02T10:38:35-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/02/are_we_in_for_six_more_weeks_o.html Its not looking good folks. Punxsutawney Phil, the grand-groundhog of all weather predicting groundhogs, saw his shadow this morning, according to the Associated Press. This all means there will be six more weeks of winter weather, according to lore. A... 16537003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2010-02-02T07:57:09-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/01/group_robot_should_replace_gro.html If PETA had its way, Punxsutawney Phil would go to the old groundhog’s home and be replaced by a robot. The animal rights group subjecting the famous fur ball to loud crowds is cruel. He should replaced by an animatronic... 16527503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ talk 2010-02-01T11:16:25-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/01/ivy_trained_and_ready_for_grou.html Ivy, the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery’s resident groundhog, is pumped up and ready to predict. The fur ball has been training for four weeks for her spin in the shadow, according to Kristy Creel, a museum spokeswoman. If she sees... 16527003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Local events 2010-02-01T10:34:11-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/02/01/couldnt_quit_figure_out_where.html Couldn’t figure out where you first saw the super sweet moves Dave Matthews broke out during his band’s Funkadelic-sized jam session at Sunday’s Grammys? Word around the campfire ( the Internet) is that the energetic band leader somehow channeled the... 16526003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Just Funny 2010-02-01T09:31:06-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/01/29/cbs_rejects_gay_super_bowl_ad.html Apparently a commercial featuring two male football fans making out is too much for Super Bowl fans. CBS refuses to air the commercial for the internet dating site ManCrunch.com during Super Bowl XLIV Feb. 7, according to Entertainment Weekly and... 16514903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ talk 2010-01-29T17:02:18-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/01/29/less_platinum_weddings_average.html Weddings had less bling last year, according to The Wedding Report, an industry research firm. The average cost of a wedding in 2009 dropped 10.2 percent compared to 2008. The average couple spent $19,581 in 2009 and $21,814 in 2008.... 16508303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ talk 2010-01-29T11:15:02-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/01/27/area_woman_to_compete_saturday.html Erica Gelhaus, an Otterbein College student from St. Henry, will represent Ohio in the Miss America pageant Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. The pageant will air at 8 p.m. on TLC. Gelhaus was crowned... 16484803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2010-01-27T10:55:25-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2010/01/27/hogwarts_taking_shape_in_orlan.html Proud Harry Potter nerds ( we mean nerds in the most delightful way) the wait for your mecca is almost over. Hogwarts castle is taking shape at Universal Orlando Resort, according to resort a spokeswoman. (photo Kevin Kolczynski, Universal Orlando... 16477203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Sightings 2010-01-27T08:07:19-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com