Saturday Night Club ONT - September 12, 2026 [Disco & Dino]

Welcome to Club ONT - a whelming collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.

Open thread - bar is open, too. Come in in, grab a drink or 2. Or 3. Keep it light and friendly. Is that a moose out front or are you just happy to see us?

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

Two older gentlemen, drinking Pina Coladas and enjoying the scene on the beaches of Southern Florida; introduced themselves to each other.

“Hi. I’m Frank and I used to have a million-dollar apparel and textile business in New York. There was a fire that wiped out all my merchandise, and I decided that I was too old to start over, so I took the insurance money and here I am enjoying the beach and Florida weather.”

The other fellow responded, “Hi, I’m Larry and I had a burgeoning lumber business specializing in fine woods for artists and craftsmen, while building materials were my main source of income. My warehouse was on the river, which was an advantage due to barge shipping until a big flood came along and destroyed all my inventory. I chose your solution to take the insurance money and move to Florida.”

Both men were silent for a few minutes while Frank was thinking. Finally, he asked, “Larry, tell me something. How do you start a flood?”

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Two Aussie tourists are doing a bit of hiking through the Scottish highlands when through the mist, they spot a pub. They can't believe their luck and continue on and walk in.

"Two pints of your finest ale barman" says one Aussie and they are both shocked when the pints are poured and the barman says "That'll be two pennies thanks"

The Aussies both look at each other and ask why so cheap?

The barman says "it's our 800th birthday today, here at the Hilltop Pub, so we are charging the same for a pint we did 800 years ago."

The Aussies forgo any thought of more hiking and settle in for the long haul and order two more pints, two pennies. Whilst they are drinking, they can't help but notice a bunch of guys, at the other end of the bar not drinking.

Next time the barman comes to take their order, they point out the other guys and how strange it is that they aren't drinking

And the barman says "oh them, don't worry about them, they're just locals, they're waiting for happy hour".

Drink of the Night

Jungle Bird (from townandcountrymag.com)

Ingredients

1.5 oz rum (Jamaican or blackstrap)

.75 oz Campari

.5 oz fresh lime juice

.5 oz simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water)

1.5 oz pineapple juice

Garnish: pineapple wedge or leaf

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker; add ice and shake until chilled. Strain over ice into tiki or rocks glass. Garnish.

Club ONT Department of Turtle Studies

This is so odd that it warrants sharing. Over one million views. You're welcome.

Club ONT Department of (Smaller) Men versus Beast

The quality of the content makes up for the poor quality of the video.
No, we don't know how the YouTube algorithm works either.

Club ONT Department of Science

Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear

Scientists estimate that more than half of global biodiversity exists below the surface. But soil biodiversity is declining around the world, threatening agriculture, food security and the ability of ecosystems to function properly.

To investigate this hidden world, researchers from the University of Zurich (UZH) and Agroscope, the Swiss federal center of excellence for agricultural research, launched the citizen science project Proof by Underpants (Beweisstück Unterhose) in 2021. The project was designed both to raise awareness of soil ecosystems and to generate scientific data.

Following the same standardized method, 1,000 volunteers buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear and 12,000 tea bags at roughly 1,000 sites across Switzerland. After two months, participants dug them up, photographed them, and sent the material to the laboratory along with soil samples for further study.

The experiment shows that burying cotton underwear can offer a simple but useful way to compare biological activity and fertility in different soils.

The researchers suggest creating an "underwear index" that could make soil processes easier for the public to understand while drawing attention to the importance of protecting healthy soils.

Participants got great rewards for participating, right?

In return for their participation, researchers gave volunteers personalized feedback, including soil analysis results, evaluation tools and advice for managing soil more sustainably.

Oh.

Club ONT Department of Birthdays

She's finally old enough to be a Hordeling!

Sydney Sweeney Sexy Snaps - Happy 29th Birthday!

Some great photos at the link. You're welcome!

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The greatest drummer ever - "The Professor" - would have been 74 today.

From 2012 - An interview with Neil Peart on Canadian TV. He was such a fascinating guy. Well read and well traveled. Even if you don't like Rush's music, this is worth checking out.

Club ONT Jukebox

Start with the morning:

Continue for the day:

Might as well make it a life:

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