The Fans

Do not stare directly at the suits.

The Olympics are a lot of fun for a multitude of reasons: being able to watch great athletes competing at the highest level, traveling to a foreign city for a 2 week long party, and of course, drinking your first beer of the day at 8:54 am (again, this is not a normal thing).  But the thing that makes it fun and a little weird, is the fans.

Mark sat next to the gents in the top photo at the weightlifting event.  Although there was a significant language difference (they were from England, so Mark had a real difficult time understanding what they were saying), Mark was able to divine that the three guys with the Union Jack suits were planning to wear those suits every day for the following week.  The other guy, apparently didn't get the memo and was trying to play it off with the flag cape (no one was buying it).  Seriously, though, a full suit for a week in Rio?  That's going to get pretty ripe, fellas.  Maybe work in some cargo shorts?

That's a lot of beef for a rooster.

Here's a guy who I am pretty sure rocks the cargo shorts.  Brazilian rooster head gear guy.  Outstanding commitment, really nailed the landing.  Not the highest degree of difficulty, but very well executed. 

The higher degree of difficulty scores went to the full costumes.  For example, these (let's assume they're French) guys in the full body blue spandex suits.  Not really sure what they were going for, but I think they pulled off.

spandex is a privilege, not a right.

Not to be outdone, there was weirdness by some Japanese fans.  

C'mon Japan.

As near as Mark could figure, this is a Japanese television reporter doing a report in the Olympic Park while a weird-o in a Pokemon suit sneaks around in the background of the shot.  Apparently "Pokemon Go" hasn't caught on in Rio yet, because no one tried to catch the little yellow guy with an app on their cell phone (Mark is not certain that is how Pokemon Go would actually work or why Pokemon Go is a real thing).

Mark also identified a "Viking fan".....

...not to be confused with a "fan of the Vikings."