# Naming things for Trump
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [January 31, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921 "2021-01-31T14:21:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/1 "2021-01-31T14:21:38Z")
This morning’s paper ad an op-ed suggesting some legal action against Trump as an alternative to impeachment. The photo accompanying the article showed the fence around the Capitol.
I wish no end of unpleasantness for Trump, but I doubt the likelihood of success of many actions related to insurrection (I support such efforts, tho.) In the past, people have mentioned keeping and clearly labeling “the Wall” as a memorial to Trump’s inexcusable policies. It struck me that other “things” might be named after him, in a way to make evident the negative effects of his presidency. I thought such designations might be more easily accomplished than direct litigation. (Of course, I fully support wide-ranging litigation against Trump and his family/enablers/holdings re: emoluments, tax fraud, harassment, and other charges - hoping his and his enablers’ remaining years are relatively impoverished and unpleasant.)
I think I heard that a permanent fence around the Cap is proposed. If so, I thought it might be appropriate to name it the “Trump-memorial fence” - accompanied with signage saying that before Trump, the need for such things was unthinkable.
What think you? Is this silly? Inappropriately vindictive? Any other “things” that could be named after the Cheetoh?
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/2 "2021-01-31T14:26:59Z")
There are some large garbage dumps that could be candidates for “Trump’s Dump”.
I don’t like naming the Capitol Building Wall for Trump, that could be misinterpreted as not a negative thing.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/3 "2021-01-31T14:28:18Z")
We could label all large tire fires “Trumpfires”.
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### Author:  [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/4 "2021-01-31T14:46:42Z")
“The global outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, better known as the Trumpian Plague…”
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### Author:  [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/5 "2021-01-31T14:47:15Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> large garbage dumps that could be candidates for “Trump’s Dump”.
I saw one on the drive between Cincinnati and Louisville last month. Had a big Trump sign on top of a trash mountain. I did not stop to take a picture because I was sure I could find a link online. Alas, no luck.
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### Author:  [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/6 "2021-01-31T14:53:15Z")
Currently ‘trump’ as a verb means to ‘beat (someone or something) by saying or doing something better’. I would like it to change to mean ‘thoroughly fuck something up through a mix of incompetence, denialism, and / or corruption’.
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### Author:  [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/7 "2021-01-31T14:59:22Z")
I name each new roll of toilet paper after Trump.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/8 "2021-01-31T15:04:07Z")
> [@bobot](#):
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> I name each new roll of toilet paper after Trump. -
I prefer toilet paper that does it’s job.
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### Author:  [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/9 "2021-01-31T15:06:47Z")
I hear ya. But believe me, in my house Trump eats shit.
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### Author:  [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/10 "2021-01-31T15:17:18Z")
To be fair, he’s really only responsible for the US outbreak. But I’m happy with calling almost half a million dead Americans the “Trump Death.”
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### Author:  [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/11 "2021-01-31T15:23:30Z")
I bought toilet paper with Trump’s face on it on Amazon. Kept some for us, gave some away in our last Purim pinball tournament, which took place just a week or so before the US went into pandemic mode. Our last Hurrah.
\*Sigh \*
Purim is about 3 weeks away.
A month ago we were talking about having the yearly party, and asking people who were vaccinated, or who had been tested negative within the past week, and still masking everyone, checking temps on arrival, and having lots of hand sanitizer available.
We’re not going to.
We’re not even making shlach manos.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/12 "2021-01-31T15:41:27Z")
I’m not good with this. He didn’t cause the global epidemic, he just left the US woefully unprepared for it and seemed to be trying hard to make it a lot worse for the US.
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### Author:  [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/13 "2021-01-31T16:17:39Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> We’re not even making shlach manos.
For a moment I thought that as a replacement to you meet, a zoom meeting roasting [_Manos, the hands of fate_ MST3k style](https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_424_-_%22Manos%22_The_Hands_of_Fate) was in the works.
Oh, it is actually [_Mishloach manot_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishloach_manot) 🙂
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### Author:  [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/14 "2021-01-31T16:48:42Z")
You could say the same about the Justinian Plague, but we still named it after him!
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### Author:  [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/15 "2021-01-31T17:15:18Z")
The Trump Insurrection and the Trump Plague should be his only legacy.
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### Author:  [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/16 "2021-01-31T19:55:24Z")
I like this. Kinda unfortunate to mess up a perfectly good word. Easier to repurpose a name like Santorum.
But would be nice if folk started saying, “I Trumped the shit out of that!” to indicate that they really fucked up!.
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/17 "2021-01-31T20:20:42Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> The Trump Insurrection and the Trump Plague should be his only legacy.
The Trump Failed Insurrection and the Trump Disastrous Plague.
Those qualifiers are an essential item to tie to his name forever.
We need to come up with something else we can name the Trump Treasonous \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, but I have no doubt the next year’s investigations will bring something appropriate to light.
As long as whenever the name Trump is spoken or read the ideas of treason, disaster, and failure are close at hand, justice will be served.
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### Author:  [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/18 "2021-01-31T20:47:05Z")
A dumpster with an eternal flame comes to mind.
A dumpster with the gilt peeling off.
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### Author:  [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/19 "2021-01-31T22:07:08Z")
The entire Trump candidacy-presidency: “Trumpgate”
Has this been suggested yet?
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921/20 "2021-01-31T22:52:44Z")
> [@DesertDog](#):
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> A dumpster with an eternal flame comes to mind.
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> A dumpster with the gilt peeling off.
Brilliant!!!
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