I’m sure the Mercury Flickr account is going to be overflowing with pictures of this weekend’s Urban Iditarod, since the annual drunk costumed shopping cart race between bars is just a big “Keep Portland Weird!!!!” photoshoot, but I wanted to quickly post two good ones I took.

Picture One: Day laborers – very confused by this revelry.
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Picture Two: I thought this guy was actually a cop when I snapped this photo. Drat.
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Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.