# \_\_\_\_\_, the poor man's \_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949 "2008-02-24T14:35:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/221 "2011-11-02T01:56:40Z")
Los Angeles Clippers, the poor man’s Los Angeles Lakers ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/222 "2011-11-02T03:48:21Z")
street dance TPM’s disco the four seasons TPM’s beatles all other NBA teams TPM’s celtics all other encyclopaedia TPM’s britannica all other educational puppet shows TPM’s sesame street ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/223 "2011-11-02T07:37:05Z")
> [@mac\_bolan00](#): > > all other NBA teams TPM’s celtics > all other encyclopaedia TPM’s britannica > all other educational puppet shows TPM’s sesame street I think the requirement is you actually have to name the poor man’s version. Otherwise this game just becomes “name the best example of something” or even “name a thing”. ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/224 "2011-11-02T08:12:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think the requirement is you actually have to name the poor man’s version. Otherwise this game just becomes “name the best example of something” or even “name a thing”. Who’s going to be brave enough to start the “name a thing” thread? Aw, go on… ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/225 "2011-11-02T12:40:13Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think the requirement is you actually have to name the poor man’s version. Otherwise this game just becomes “name the best example of something” or even “name a thing”. Every other thing is the poor man’s thing that I have right here.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/226 "2011-11-02T20:16:34Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Los Angeles Clippers, the poor man’s Los Angeles Lakers Umm, _very_ poor. The Clippers are the rich man’s NBA Developmental League. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/227 "2011-11-02T21:57:13Z")
> [@Moonchild](#): > > Umm, _very_ poor. > > The Clippers are the rich man’s NBA Developmental League. > [@Ponch8](#): > > Los Angeles Clippers, the poor man’s Los Angeles Lakers Mine may literally be true. Clippers tickets are considerably cheaper than Lakers tickets, so some people go to Clippers games because they can’t afford to go to Lakers games. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/228 "2011-11-04T08:07:44Z")
scarface ITPM’s godfather rambo ITPM’s apocalyse now the invaders ITPM’s UFO clean house ITPM’s extreme makeover - home edition eisenhower ITPM’s macarthur rommel ITPM’s manstein mosquito ITPM’s P-38 kfir ITPM’s mirage lavi ITPM’s f-16 f-18 ITPM’s f-14 kabar ITPM’s randall bizen ITPM’s masamune smith and wesson ITPM’s colt colt ITPM’s browning walther p-38 ITPM’s luger p-08 hk-91 ITPM’s fn-fal mule deer ITPM’s elk caribou ITPM’s moose snow goose ITPM’s canada goose dc ITPM’s marvel the sword of shannara ITPM’s lord of the rings mark hardin ITPM’s mack bolan nambang ITPM’s oldham toyo ITPM’s sandvik spinel ITPM’s ruby zircon ITPM’s diamond aluminum oxide ITPM’s carborundum UFC ITPM’s WBC basketball ITPM’s football footbal ITPM’s baseball ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/229 "2011-11-04T09:08:26Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Clint Howard. The poor man’s Ron Howard. 😃 Yeah but Clint has Tranya.😛 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/230 "2011-11-04T09:48:59Z")
Lottery tickets, the poor man’s 401K ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/231 "2011-11-04T10:55:54Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Lottery tickets, the poor man’s 401K 401K, the poor man’s inheritance?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/232 "2011-11-06T14:58:04Z")
Andrew Dice Clay, the poor man’s Chris Rock. Redbox, the poor man’s Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/233 "2011-11-06T18:30:12Z")
1987 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the poor man’s 1990 Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Shouting, the poor man’s intercom. Jarvis Cocker, the poor man’s Johnny Depp. Philip Seymour Hoffman, the poor man’s Dustin Hoffman. Krokodil, the poor Russian’s Heroin (do not image search this!). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/234 "2011-11-06T23:07:20Z")
If nothing else, the thread has finally established that mac\_bolan has an upper case key. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/235 "2011-11-07T23:09:10Z")
and it’s fitting that i use it on those barefooted upstarts in spandex shorts. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/236 "2011-11-08T00:45:02Z")
Sega Genesis is the poor man’s Super Ninendo ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/237 "2011-11-08T02:52:15Z")
Donald Trump: The poor man’s rich man. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/238 "2011-11-08T03:15:45Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > Donald Trump: The poor man’s rich man. 😕 [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/) > [@](#): > > Net Worth $2.9 B As of September 2011 ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/239 "2011-11-08T03:19:02Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > Donald Trump: The poor man’s rich man. > [@Nobody](#): > > 😕 > [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/) I think the joke is that Donald Trump is the rich man that poor people like the most. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/240 "2011-11-08T03:20:52Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > I think the joke is that Donald Trump is the rich man that poor people like the most. OK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949.md?page=13)