# \_\_\_\_\_, 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/21 "2008-02-24T20:46:15Z")
It’s a bit dated, but Corvair, the poor man’s Porsche. Fuck Ralph Nader, I loved the Corvair. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/22 "2008-02-24T21:57:53Z")
Inspector Lynley, the poor man’s Peter Wimsey. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/23 "2008-02-24T22:27:26Z")
Baby, the poor man’s steak. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/24 "2008-02-24T22:35:03Z")
Riker, the poor man’s Kirk. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/25 "2008-02-24T22:41:06Z")
[QUOTE=brownie55] Actually, Duplo is the toddler’s [Lego](http://shop.lego.com/ByAge/Product.aspx?p=5417&cn=100003&d=100001) [/QUOTE] Yes. Duplo is made by Lego. The proper comparison should be: Mega Bloks, the poor man’s Lego. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/26 "2008-02-24T23:51:03Z")
Pacific Grove Muni, the poor man’s Pebble Beach. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/27 "2008-02-25T01:19:18Z")
motorcycle, the poor man’s airplane ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/28 "2008-02-25T01:41:33Z")
Savannah, the poor man’s Charleston, the poor man’s New Orleans. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/29 "2008-02-25T01:48:11Z")
Monkfish, the poor man’s lobster. …what? ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/30 "2008-02-25T01:53:00Z")
White Albacore Tuna, the REALLY poor man’s monk fish ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/31 "2008-02-25T01:55:32Z")
Ted Kennedy, the poor man’s John Kennedy. Christian Slater, the poor man’s Jack Nicholson. A classic: Chicago, the poor man’s New York City. ELO, a very poor man’s Beatles Whitesnake, a very poor man’s Led Zeppelin or Def Leopard, another very poor man’s Led Zeppelin ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/32 "2008-02-25T02:45:26Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] Monkfish, the poor man’s lobster. …what? [/QUOTE] Eelpout, the poor man’s monkfish. An LP with a skip, the poor man’s Philip Glass. Toaster Struedel, the poor man’s Danish. Danish, the poor man’s Swedish. (Just kidding, Danes!) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/33 "2008-02-25T02:56:51Z")
For '80s/'90s action movies: Charlie Sheen is the poor man’s Tom Cruise Rob Lowe is the poor man’s Charlie Sheen Jan-Michael Vincent is the poor man’s Rob Lowe ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/34 "2008-02-25T03:08:27Z")
Dean Koontz, the poor man’s Stephen King. ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/35 "2008-02-25T03:16:56Z")
Lee Jeans, the poor man’s Levis ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/36 "2008-02-25T03:20:55Z")
[QUOTE=threnodyangelfire] Lee Jeans, the poor man’s Levis [/QUOTE] or Wranglers, the poor man’s Levis ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/37 "2008-02-25T03:25:25Z")
[QUOTE=Lumpy] Savannah, the poor man’s Charleston, the poor man’s New Orleans. [/QUOTE] Nah. _Mobile_ is the poor man’s New Orleans (complete with the poor man’s _Mardis Gras_). ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/38 "2008-02-25T03:35:05Z")
Old Navy, the poor man’s Gap. Gap is the poor man’s Banana Republic. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/39 "2008-02-25T03:36:39Z")
For a while [Asia Argento](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000782/) was the poor man’s Angelina Jolie. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/40 "2008-02-25T03:36:58Z")
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