The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail
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The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail is a humorous science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein about a man whose extreme laziness drives him to engineer brilliantly efficient solutions to avoid work.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19582951 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail Context triple: [Time Enough for Love, hasPart, The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail]
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A.
Book of Effort
The Book of Effort is a major section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the diplomatic negotiations, preparations, and strenuous attempts to avert the Kurukshetra war.
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Without Fail
"Without Fail" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, centered on Reacher's efforts to thwart an assassination attempt on the Vice President–elect of the United States.
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C.
The Story of Success
The Story of Success is the subtitle of Malcolm Gladwell’s book "Outliers," which explores how hidden advantages, cultural legacies, and opportunities shape high achievement.
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D.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.
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E.
A Cautionary Tale
"A Cautionary Tale" is an opening number from the Mean Girls stage musical that sets up the story’s themes of high school hierarchy, bullying, and the consequences of social cruelty.
- 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 Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail Target entity description: The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail is a humorous science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein about a man whose extreme laziness drives him to engineer brilliantly efficient solutions to avoid work.
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A.
Book of Effort
The Book of Effort is a major section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the diplomatic negotiations, preparations, and strenuous attempts to avert the Kurukshetra war.
-
B.
Without Fail
"Without Fail" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, centered on Reacher's efforts to thwart an assassination attempt on the Vice President–elect of the United States.
-
C.
The Story of Success
The Story of Success is the subtitle of Malcolm Gladwell’s book "Outliers," which explores how hidden advantages, cultural legacies, and opportunities shape high achievement.
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D.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.
-
E.
A Cautionary Tale
"A Cautionary Tale" is an opening number from the Mean Girls stage musical that sets up the story’s themes of high school hierarchy, bullying, and the consequences of social cruelty.
- F. None of above. chosen
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