“I’m filthy, stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain’t bad”
“I’m filthy, stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain’t bad” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is surely filthy and stinking, but not rich.
”Filthy Stinking Rich Two out of three ain’t bad” was printed in the Waterloo (IA) Courier on June 27, 1993. “Filthy. Stinking. Rich. Two out of three ain’t bad” was printed in the Toronto (ON) Star on November 5, 1993. “Filthy, stinking, rich. Two out of three ain’t bad!” was posted on the newsgroup news.software.readers on June 8, 1996.
Authorship is unknown. “I’m filthy, stinking rich - well, two out of three aint bad. Emo Philips” was posted on Twitter by Simon T on June 8, 2011. “I’m filthy, stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain’t bad.-Emo Philips” was posted on Twitter by Isra Hashmi on January 26, 2012. American stand-up comedian Emo Philips is often credited for this joke, but there is no evidence associating him with it before 2011.
“I’m just one step away from being filthy rich. All I need now is money” is a similar joke.
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27 June 1993, Waterloo (IA) Courier, “Men Seeking Women,” pg. E6, col. 5 classified ad:
Filthy Stinking Rich
Two out of three ain’t bad.
5 November 1993, Toronto (ON) Star, “Lapel-button laugh lines make judging others easier” by George Gamester, pg. A4:
Filthy. Stinking. Rich. Two out of three ain’t bad.
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Paul Mack
Jun 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM
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>> Filthy, stinking, rich. Two out of three ain’t bad! <<
5 August 1998, Washington (DC) Post, “With Drum Roll, the Best T-Shirts of 1998” by Bob Levey, pg. D20, col. 1:
“Filthy Stinking Rich—Well, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad”— Judy Powell, of Charlottesville, who saw it in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
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26 September 1999, Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), “Williamette Whimsy” by Tom Forstram, pg. 1D, col. 3:
T-SHIRT: FILTHY, STINKING RICH—WELL, TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD.
Marryam Chaudhry
@CoachMarryam
“Filthy Stinking Rich—Well, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad”
10:00 AM · Mar 15, 2009·Twitter Web Client
FunnyOneLiners
@Funnyoneliners
Filthy Stinking Rich…Well, two out of three ain’t bad.
5:38 PM · Jul 26, 2009·Twitter Web Client
FizzyDuck
@FizzyDuck
Filthy stinking rich…well, two out of three ain’t bad
9:19 AM · Sep 5, 2010·TweetDeck
Simon T
@Jester2109
I’m filthy, stinking rich - well, two out of three aint bad. Emo Philips
10:43 AM · Jun 8, 2011·Twitter Web Client
Isra Hashmi
@israhashmi
I’m filthy, stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain’t bad.
-Emo Philips
10:01 AM · Jan 26, 2012·TweetDeck
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@morefunmoney4u
I’m filthy stinking rich - well, two out of three ain’t bad. Emo Philips
12:17 PM · Feb 9, 2012·Timely by Demandforce
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Filthy Stinking Rich… Well, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.
6:00 PM · Jun 19, 2012·TweetDeck
Swedish Canary
@SwedishCanary
I’m filthy, stinking rich… well, two out of three ain’t bad.
6:25 AM · Sep 12, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
Joeker
@Joeker_RPh
I’m filthy stinking rich. Well, two out of three ain’t bad.
7:40 PM · Dec 15, 2020·Twitter for iPad
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Filthy Stinking Rich… Well, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.
5:58 PM · Dec 30, 2020·Twitter Web App