Cold War Era Aficionado Gifts

"Where is everyone?" "You had 'everyone' killed." "Stalin family reunion"

Sir Winston Churchill

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

Harry S. Truman

"I'm a common dolphin, I swim the west coast of Scotland foraging for fish and squid."

I hope that "golden showers" dossier about Trump is true. That'd be awesome. How so, little buddy? Well, I was always a big fan of the cold war. I loved "Red Dawn" and "War Games" and "James Bond" and all those really cool cold war movies. If it's true that our new president is actually being blackmailed by the Russians, we might finally have a real "Manchurian Candidate." I've calculated that the number of "Twilight Zone" episodes that might still come true has just grown by half a dozen. I hop

'Walter isn't truly happy unless he's bombing some country.'

Glasnost

Russian Spy Debriefing

"What do you suppose Ken Burns will have to say about all this in 30 years?"

"You can stop humming 'Private Eyes' by Hall & Oates now!"

I think the best thing about this whole Russia stuff is the movies. Interesting hypothesis. Think about it: the best action movies we ever had were the cold war ones, like "Wargames," "The Manchurian Candidate," "The Day After," etc

Old cold warriors home: 'By god, I'll tell you who was soft on communism. . .'

"I should now like to make a few anti-Soviet remarks."

Alexei Kosygin

D-Day landings of walking fish.

Gorbachev Changed the World

Three tailors block the street, forcing a passerby into their shop.

Thaddeus was a noble, well respected horse, who was known for his loyalty and never asking 'Are We There Yet?'"

'A lot of successful politicians opposed the Vietnam war, Senator, but if you were actually a MEMBER of the Viet Cong....'

'I never rule out any negotiating tool!'

Donald Rumsfeld

"It's soon to be listed in the National Register of Historic Military Holes in the Ground."

'Not another war film.'

The state of dread induced by the threat of nuclear war during the Cold War

'In other news, Tweedledumistan today invaded Tweedledeeistan....'

"And I got this one for not needing to Google the name of the country we invaded."

"Boun giorno, Gorby!" "Buon giorno, Bush!"

Cold War latest - 'Oh no! Diplomats!'

Deadlock In Moscow: The General Secretary Insists That Mrs. Gorbachev Write a Nice Thank-You Note to Mrs. Reagan.

A little-known historical fact: The 100 Years' War was actually triggered by a wedgie.

"Italian Prisoners of War" - F.S.Lowry

Welcome to the "Ask Sadie" radio hour. You're on, Cleveland. What's YOUR problem?! My deadbeat brother-in-law won't leave. What do I do? For six months, he's been sleeping on my couch, watching my tv, and drinking my Dr. Pepper. Excellent question. It reminds me of the time Stalin liberated Eastern Europe and then didn't leave for 44 years. You're going to need a massive arms race, a containment strategy, and Sylvester Stallone. Now he's using my toothbrush.

Nikita Khrushchev

"See what I mean? They're sensible, but they don't look sensible."