The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands
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The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands is a poetry collection by American writer Nick Flynn that continues his exploration of memory, trauma, and identity through fragmented, lyrical narratives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15905671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands Context triple: [Nick Flynn, notableWork, The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands]
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Call the Captain
"Call the Captain" is a bluegrass song by The Steeldrivers, known for its driving rhythm and soulful vocals.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in the Doctor Who special "Twice Upon a Time," portrayed as a World War I British officer unexpectedly caught up in a time-bending encounter with the Doctor.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a Jacobean-era stage comedy by English playwright Francis Beaumont, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of social manners.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands Target entity description: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands is a poetry collection by American writer Nick Flynn that continues his exploration of memory, trauma, and identity through fragmented, lyrical narratives.
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A.
Call the Captain
"Call the Captain" is a bluegrass song by The Steeldrivers, known for its driving rhythm and soulful vocals.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in the Doctor Who special "Twice Upon a Time," portrayed as a World War I British officer unexpectedly caught up in a time-bending encounter with the Doctor.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel "Elective Affinities," serving as a close friend whose arrival catalyzes the complex emotional and relational dynamics among the protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.