"How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes"
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"How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes" is a humorous children's poem by Shel Silverstein that offers a playful, imaginative excuse for avoiding the chore of drying dishes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20136623 — 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: "How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes" Context triple: [A Light in the Attic, hasPoem, "How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes"]
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A.
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub is a 1999 American comedy-drama film about an aging couple’s marital tensions, directed by Joan Micklin Silver and starring Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
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B.
Soup for One
"Soup for One" is a 1982 disco and funk song by the American band Chic, best known for its distinctive groove and later being sampled in Modjo's hit "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)."
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C.
“You Can’t Have It Both Ways”
“You Can’t Have It Both Ways” is a track featured on the album *Thank You*.
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D.
Sinkin’ in the Bathtub
"Sinkin’ in the Bathtub" is a 1930 animated short film featuring Bosko that is widely recognized as the first official Looney Tunes cartoon.
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E.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
- 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: "How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes" Target entity description: "How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes" is a humorous children's poem by Shel Silverstein that offers a playful, imaginative excuse for avoiding the chore of drying dishes.
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A.
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub is a 1999 American comedy-drama film about an aging couple’s marital tensions, directed by Joan Micklin Silver and starring Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
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B.
Soup for One
"Soup for One" is a 1982 disco and funk song by the American band Chic, best known for its distinctive groove and later being sampled in Modjo's hit "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)."
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C.
“You Can’t Have It Both Ways”
“You Can’t Have It Both Ways” is a track featured on the album *Thank You*.
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D.
Sinkin’ in the Bathtub
"Sinkin’ in the Bathtub" is a 1930 animated short film featuring Bosko that is widely recognized as the first official Looney Tunes cartoon.
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E.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.