“Hot Pockets are the poor man’s calzone”

Hot Pockets (an American brand of microwaveable turnovers and a pocket burrito) have been compared to calzones. “Meatball and mozzarella Hot Pockets: the poor man’s calzone. #college” was posted on Twitter by Cass on September 28, 2010. “Hot pockets: the poor man’s calzone” was posted on Twitter by l a u r a on January 31, 2012. “Hot pockets are the poor mans calzone” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on July 20, 2019.
 
“Hot Pockets are a poor man’s stromboli” is another saying about Hot Pockets.
   
     
Wikipedia: Hot Pockets
Hot Pockets is an American brand of microwaveable turnovers and a pocket burrito generally containing one or more types of cheese, meat, or vegetables. Hot Pockets was founded by the Chef America Inc. company. Since April 20, 2002, they have been produced by Nestlé.
 
Wikipedia: Calzone
A calzone (/kælˈzoʊni/, US: /kælˈzoʊneɪ/ UK: /kælˈtsoʊni/; Italian: [kalˈtsoːne], “stocking” or “trouser”) is an Italian oven-baked folded pizza that originated in Naples. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and is stuffed with salami, ham or vegetables, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg. Different regional variations on a calzone can often include other ingredients that are normally associated with pizza toppings.
           
Twitter
Cass 💖
@darkheartedrose
Meatball and mozzarella Hot Pockets: the poor man’s calzone. #college
8:53 PM · Sep 28, 2010 · Echofon
   
Twitter
l a u r a ✨
@ashotofwiski
Hot pockets: the poor man’s calzone.
9:23 PM · Jan 31, 2012 · Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Boston Robb
@BostonRobb
Hot Pockets are the “poor man’s” Calzone
7:49 PM · May 8, 2012 · Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
bebe3
@ceceive333
Replying to @allenAnthony1
@allenAnthony1@BatmanL0L hot pockets are nasty bruh. It`s a poor man`s version of a calzone
2:20 AM · Jul 19, 2013 · Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Tate Hollander
@Tatehollander
Replying to @tkent24
@tkent24 Hot Pockets are a poor man’s calzone.
3:10 PM · Dec 1, 2014 · Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Jennifer 🌙👻
@J3ntheHen
Hot Take: Hot Pockets are just the poor man’s calzone.
9:03 AM · Aug 28, 2017 · Twitter Web Client
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/odds_or_evans January 11, 2018
Calzones are just fancy hot pockets.
   
Twitter
Joe Ruble
@JoeTheRuble
Hot pockets are the poor man’s calzone.
2:23 PM · Apr 17, 2018 · Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/blackwatchdoctor August 23, 2018
Pizza rolls are the baby form of Hot Pockets, which are the teenage form of Calzones.
   
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/bplturner January 18, 2019
Hot Pockets are basically calzones with clinical depression
 
Reddit—PandR
Posted by u/LLcoolQ24 March 10, 2019
Hot pockets are actually calzones…
   
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/jmanny14 April 16, 2019
Calzones are just full-grown Hot Pockets.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Depressed_Scroller July 20, 2019
Hot pockets are the poor mans calzone