A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake
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A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake is a humorous work by American writer Max Shulman, known for his lighthearted, satirical take on mid-20th-century American life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1280870 — 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: A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake Context triple: [Max Shulman, notableWork, A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake]
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A.
Crumbs from Your Table
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B.
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C.
Grace After Meals
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D.
Voie normale du Goûter
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E.
The Pepperpot
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- 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: A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake Target entity description: A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake is a humorous work by American writer Max Shulman, known for his lighthearted, satirical take on mid-20th-century American life.
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A.
Crumbs from Your Table
"Crumbs from Your Table" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its critique of global inequality and Western complacency.
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B.
The Baker's Wife
The Baker's Wife is a central, pragmatic yet yearning character in "Into the Woods," whose desire for a child drives much of the story’s moral complexity and emotional depth.
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C.
Grace After Meals
Grace After Meals is a traditional Jewish prayer recited after eating a bread-based meal to thank God for sustenance and blessings.
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D.
Voie normale du Goûter
Voie normale du Goûter is the most commonly used and technically easiest normal route to climb Mont Blanc from the French side, passing via the Tête Rousse and Goûter huts.
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E.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous work
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Max Shulman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts | mid-20th-century American life ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| hasAuthorWritingStyle |
comic
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lighthearted ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle | satirical take on everyday life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
comic
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lighthearted ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake Description of subject: A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake is a humorous work by American writer Max Shulman, known for his lighthearted, satirical take on mid-20th-century American life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.