# Let's rename Mar-a-Lago!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Tags:** golf, trump\
**Created:** [August 28, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634 "2026-08-28T16:39:37Z")\
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In the “what’s in a name?” vein, Heather Cox Richardson suggests that _we all_ rename Mar-A-Lago, and begin exclusively referring to it by its new name.

I’ve always liked Mar-a-Lardo, but …

- Douchebag Manor
- Corruption Junction
- Hemorrhoid Alley
- Golf of Shithead
- Lake Bane of America
- Loser’s Lair
- House of Grift
- Antisocial Acres
- The Orange Sociopath’s Home
- The Melon Felon’s Assisted Living Facility
- Mango Mussolini’s Convalescent Home
- The Winter Kremlin
- Public Enemy #1 Resort & Spa
- The Sundowner Club
- Orange Epstein’s Island

Your ideas?

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Improvement on your last suggestion:

- Inepstein Island

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/3 "2026-08-28T17:01:15Z")

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> [@DavidNRockies](#):
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> - House of Grift

They’re all nice, but I favour the one that conveys real information. That one does it best.

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I’d prefer it wiped from the face of the Earth by a hurricane.

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/5 "2026-08-28T17:13:18Z")

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Berchtesgaden

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/6 "2026-08-28T17:13:38Z")

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Mar a Lardo

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I’m hoping that president Inepstein will soon change his name to  
the late president Inepstein.  
🙏

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Merde-a-Lago?

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/9 "2026-08-28T18:06:12Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> > [@DavidNRockies](#):
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> > - House of Grift
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> They’re all nice, but I favour the one that conveys real information. That one does it best.

That was my thought as well; Corruption Junction is also pretty good. I’m thinking about posterity, and corruption and grift are what he should be remembered for, more than any political changes he may have attempted or made.

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/10 "2026-08-28T18:12:19Z")

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I guess the question is whether you want a name that makes it clear what place you’re talking about without any context (e.g. Merde-A-Lago), or whether you’re assuming context to identify the place you’re describing (e.g. House of Grift).

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Crap-a-lotta

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/12 "2026-08-28T18:21:30Z")

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Greed Acres

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Stupidville Headquarters

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634/14 "2026-08-28T19:52:05Z")

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Marjorie is sorry Manor

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The Incontinental Hotel.

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Morals All Go?

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Bravo!

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National Home for America’s Homeless.

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Barack Hussein Obama National Monument.

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> The Incontinental Hotel.

I like this one!

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