Service with a Smile
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"Service with a Smile" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric circle in a farcical tale of romantic entanglements and stolen valuables.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Service with a Smile canonical | 12 |
| “Service with a Smile” | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1287627 — 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: Service with a Smile Context triple: [Blandings Castle series, hasPart, Service with a Smile]
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A.
Appointment with Happiness
"Appointment with Happiness" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, known for its romantic drama and social themes within mid-20th-century Egyptian cinema.
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B.
Truth and Service
Truth and Service is the English motto of Howard University, encapsulating its commitment to academic integrity and community uplift.
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C.
Truth and Service
Truth and Service is the guiding motto of North Carolina Central University, emphasizing a commitment to integrity and community engagement.
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D.
Delivering as One
Delivering as One is a United Nations reform initiative that seeks to improve the coherence, efficiency, and impact of UN operations at the country level by coordinating agencies under a unified leadership and program framework.
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E.
Strength Through Joy
Strength Through Joy was a Nazi-era state-operated leisure and tourism organization designed to promote regime ideology by providing subsidized vacations, cultural events, and recreational activities to German workers.
- 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: Service with a Smile Target entity description: "Service with a Smile" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric circle in a farcical tale of romantic entanglements and stolen valuables.
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A.
Appointment with Happiness
"Appointment with Happiness" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, known for its romantic drama and social themes within mid-20th-century Egyptian cinema.
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B.
Truth and Service
Truth and Service is the English motto of Howard University, encapsulating its commitment to academic integrity and community uplift.
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C.
Truth and Service
Truth and Service is the guiding motto of North Carolina Central University, emphasizing a commitment to integrity and community engagement.
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D.
Delivering as One
Delivering as One is a United Nations reform initiative that seeks to improve the coherence, efficiency, and impact of UN operations at the country level by coordinating agencies under a unified leadership and program framework.
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E.
Strength Through Joy
Strength Through Joy was a Nazi-era state-operated leisure and tourism organization designed to promote regime ideology by providing subsidized vacations, cultural events, and recreational activities to German workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
country house comedy
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romantic misunderstandings ⓘ scheming relatives ⓘ stolen jewelry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Percy, Duke of Dunstable
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaric, Duke of Dunstable
Beach ⓘ Lord Emsworth ⓘ
surface form:
Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham
Galahad Threepwood ⓘ James Schoonmaker ⓘ Lord Bosham ⓘ Lord Emsworth ⓘ Myrtle ⓘ Polly Pott ⓘ Reverend Rupert Bingham ⓘ Sebastian Beach ⓘ The Empress of Blandings ⓘ Uncle Fred ⓘ |
| featuresSocialClass |
British aristocracy
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surface form:
British nobility
domestic servants ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
ⓘ
humorous novel ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
light comedy
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ verbal wit ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
British aristocracy satire
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farce ⓘ mistaken identities ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ theft of valuables ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dialogue-driven
ⓘ
fast-paced ⓘ light-hearted ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Shropshire ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Blandings Castle canon ⓘ |
| series |
Blandings Castle series
ⓘ
surface form:
Blandings Castle stories
|
| setting | Blandings Castle ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Service with a Smile Description of subject: "Service with a Smile" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric circle in a farcical tale of romantic entanglements and stolen valuables.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Service with a Smile”
this entity surface form:
“Service with a Smile”