# \_\_\_\_\_, 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/81 "2008-02-26T07:24:34Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] Samuel L. Jackson, the poor man’s Laurence Fishburne. [/QUOTE] Nooo! Really? Well. I am poor, and I do love me some Samuel L. Jackson… I also wanna say that I don’t really see **Two Inches** as a poor man’s **TLDR**. I was just teasing, and I wouldn’t want him to think that I was serious. I am sure he is an original. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/82 "2008-02-26T13:22:29Z")
Dunkin Donuts, the poor man’s Starbucks. 7-11, the poor man’s Dunkin Donuts The corner coffee shop, the poor man’s 7-11 The coffee truck, the poor man’s corner coffee shop ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/83 "2008-02-26T13:36:31Z")
Heathcliff, the poor man’s Garfield. [CED](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc), the poor man’s laserdisc. Atari ST, the poor man’s Amiga. Spectrum and/or Amstrad, the poor man’s Commodore 64. ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/84 "2008-02-26T13:52:23Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Dunkin Donuts, the poor man’s Starbucks. 7-11, the poor man’s Dunkin Donuts The corner coffee shop, the poor man’s 7-11 The coffee truck, the poor man’s corner coffee shop [/QUOTE] I’m not so sure about this one, but we seem to be talking coffee and Starbucks is the McDonalds of Coffee. I have often got a much better cup of coffee in 7-11 then Starbucks or DD and as far as Corner Coffee shops, it depends on the corner I guess, In NYC & even Red Bank, Cape May or New Hope they blow Starbucks away. ETA: Though if you were strictly talking price for a cup of coffee and a snack I agree with the first three. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/85 "2008-02-26T13:57:02Z")
True. I was thinking in terms of cash, hence the “poor man.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/86 "2008-02-26T14:27:44Z")
Billy Dee Williams, the poor man’s Sidney Poitier. Direct-to-video, the poor man’s Silver Screen. Gallagher, the poor man’s Steve Martin. George W. Bush, the poor man’s Reagan. The Soccer War, the poor man’s World War II. The War of Jenkins’s Ear, the poor man’s Soccer War. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/87 "2008-02-26T14:31:29Z")
Bill Clinton, the poor man’s Clarence Clemons. Condelissa Rice, the poor woman’s Hillary Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/88 "2008-02-26T14:32:40Z")
Yahoo Answers, the poor man’s SDMB. ---
**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 26, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/89 "2008-02-26T14:40:05Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Gallagher, the poor man’s Steve Martin. [/QUOTE] Carrot Top, the poorer’s man Gallagher. Jim (Am I a bad person to admit that I thought Showtimes Gallagher’s shows were funnier than Steve Martin’s comedy specials?) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/90 "2008-02-26T14:42:39Z")
Yakov Smiroff, the poor man’s Robin Williams. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/91 "2008-02-26T14:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Yahoo Answers, the poor man’s SDMB. [/QUOTE] And what a poor man it is who relies on Yahoo Answers for useful information. :eek: [QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The Soccer War, the poor man’s World War II. The War of Jenkins’s Ear, the poor man’s Soccer War. [/QUOTE] The Pig War, the poor man’s War of Jenkins’s Ear ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/92 "2008-02-26T15:11:59Z")
Didn’t this whole meme get started from: Beer, the poor man’s vacation. [QUOTE=elmwood] Las Cruces, the poor man’s Santa Fe. [/QUOTE] That’s funny, because I’m going to Las Cruces this weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/93 "2008-02-26T16:06:54Z")
South Dakota, the poor man’s North Dakota. D&R ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/94 "2008-02-26T16:15:40Z")
Atlantic City, the poor man’s New York City ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/95 "2008-02-26T16:24:19Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] (Am I a bad person to admit that I thought Showtimes Gallagher’s shows were funnier than Steve Martin’s comedy specials?) [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/96 "2008-02-26T16:26:07Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] Yes. [/QUOTE] Seconded. 😃 ---
**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 26, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/97 "2008-02-26T16:40:58Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Seconded. 😃 [/QUOTE] Ouch 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/98 "2008-02-26T16:46:32Z")
My roommate and I like to have our cat chase the red dot from a laser pointer around the house. We call this game the poor man’s Nintendo Wii. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/99 "2008-02-26T17:20:52Z")
Can’t believe I’m the first to say… The Monkees, the poor man’s Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949/100 "2008-02-26T17:27:14Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Can’t believe I’m the first to say… The Monkees, the poor man’s Beatles. [/QUOTE] :smack: Of course! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-the-poor-mans-_____/438949.md?page=6)