My friend said, “Everybody talks about the space race.”

“But nobody talks about the space postage stamps race.  If you look at them side by side, it’s about crystal clear why we don’t talk about it.  They kicked our ass is why.  Here, check out an American attempt at cool:

“Not terrible.  Not bad at all.  Until you look at what the commies did:

I didn’t have to ask where he got the stamps.  I knew – our friend Gabby unloads collections that he is done with on my friend, who loves them, can’t say no, etc.   And I didn’t have to ask what my friend thought of the stamps: