Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
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"Rally Round the Flag, Boys!" is a 1956 satirical novel by Max Shulman that humorously depicts small-town American life and the chaos surrounding the arrival of a military missile base.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rally Round the Flag, Boys! canonical | 2 |
| Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (film) | 1 |
| Rally Round the Flag, Boys! (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1280859 — 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: Rally Round the Flag, Boys! Context triple: [Max Shulman, notableWork, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!]
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A.
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm is the official motto expressing the core mission of the British Armed Forces to protect the United Kingdom and its interests.
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B.
For King and Country
For King and Country is a traditional British patriotic motto expressing loyalty and service to the reigning monarch and the nation.
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C.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
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D.
Fancy Brigades
Fancy Brigades are elaborately costumed performance groups known for their choreographed, theatrical presentations as part of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Mummers festivities.
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E.
Carry the Banner
Carry the Banner is an EP by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its raw, melodic punk sound and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rally Round the Flag, Boys! Target entity description: "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!" is a 1956 satirical novel by Max Shulman that humorously depicts small-town American life and the chaos surrounding the arrival of a military missile base.
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A.
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm is the official motto expressing the core mission of the British Armed Forces to protect the United Kingdom and its interests.
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B.
For King and Country
For King and Country is a traditional British patriotic motto expressing loyalty and service to the reigning monarch and the nation.
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C.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
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D.
Fancy Brigades
Fancy Brigades are elaborately costumed performance groups known for their choreographed, theatrical presentations as part of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Mummers festivities.
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E.
Carry the Banner
Carry the Banner is an EP by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its raw, melodic punk sound and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (film)
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| author | Max Shulman ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmAdaptationCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Leo McCarey ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Rally Round the Flag, Boys! self-link ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Cold War anxieties
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military presence in civilian communities ⓘ small-town American life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic portrayal of suburban reactions to a missile base
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satire of bureaucracy and the military ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus | chaos surrounding the arrival of a military missile base ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setting | small-town America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Rally Round the Flag, Boys! Description of subject: "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!" is a 1956 satirical novel by Max Shulman that humorously depicts small-town American life and the chaos surrounding the arrival of a military missile base.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rally Round the Flag, Boys! (novel)
this entity surface form:
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (film)