Borgs may still be better, though. Likewise, Hydrox are older than Oreos.
Elongated Man, the poor man’s Plastic Man.
The United States of America, Circa 1930: The Poor Man’s United States of America.
Walking: The poor man’s personal trainer.
Hawaiian Punch sugar-free drink mix: The poor man’s Crystal Light.
Natty Lite: The Poor Man’s Beer.
And you can tell . . .
Big Mac, the poor man’s Big Boy
Happy Meal, the poor man’s Funmeal
Armadillo, the poor man’s possum
Lard, the poor man’s butter.
Black, the poor mans tongue
Ned Beatty, the poor rural mans sex symbol
Jean-Claude Van Damme, the poor mans Bruce Lee
Coldplay, the poor mans Radiohead
The Cure, the poor mans Joy Division
Sean Hannity, the poor mans Rush Limbaugh
Belgium, the poor mans Holland
Bono, the very poor mans Bob Marley
David Koresh, the poor mans Jim Jones
Sammy Hagar, the poor mans David Lee Roth
Dave Grohl, the poor mans Kurt Cobain
Alien 4, the poor man’s Firefly
Michelle Bachman, the poor man’s Sarah Palin
Ashton Kurshner, the poor man’s Charlie Sheen
I always liked this one from Owen’s recap on Television Without Pity of the Sex and the City episode “All Or Nothing” –
Merchant Marines, the poor man’s Coast Guard.
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St. Vincent, the poor man’s Bjork.
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I always thought St. Vincent was the poor man’s Feist.
Isthmus, the poor man’s peninsula.
Peninsula, the poor man’s island.
Owl City is the poor man’s Postal Service.
Evan Williams is the poor man’s Jack Daniels.
Epiphone is the poor man’s Gibson.
Robert Downey Jr., the poor man’s Jeremy Brett.
Skeletor, the poor man’s Sauron.
Mussolini, the poor man’s Hitler.
Judd Nelson is the poor man’s Robert Downey Jr.
Leelee Sobieski is the poor man’s Helen Hunt. Helen Hunt is the poor man’s Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman is the poor man’s Grace Kelly. Grace Kelly is the poor man’s Ingrid Bergman.
Opel GT, the poor man’s Chevrolet Corvette.
Jason Bourne is the poor man’s James Bond.
Matt Damon is the poor man’s Brad Pitt.
What the heck does that mean?
Um, sorry. Jean-Claude Van Damme is not the poor man’s Bruce Lee. He’s the poor man’s Steven Seagal.
Jackie Chan is the poor man’s Bruce Lee.
This is the only one on your list that makes any sense.
New York City, the poor man’s Washington, DC.
I thought Kinkade was the poor man’s Maxfield Parrish? :dubious:
That’s pretty much nonsensical.
Right, to make this work, you have to interpret rich/poor in terms of quality.
Beer/wine/liquor: Poor man’s psychotherapy.