You know that whole “Russia’s gonna ruin the Olympics with their human rights violations” jazz? Don’t worry, they’re going to ruin it a long time before that. Here’s the dopiest Russian dude in history letting the flame on the Olympic torch go out, and a different guy relighting it with a cigarette lighter. Because this is the most Russian thing of all time. The only way it could be more Russian is if he’d passed the torch to a bear.
Here are the morning links, so you’ll have something to read when you’re done derisively shaking your head.