A Fine Old Firm
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"A Fine Old Firm" is one of the short stories included in Shirley Jackson’s collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, exemplifying her darkly ironic and psychologically incisive style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Fine Old Firm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316961 — 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)
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Target entity: A Fine Old Firm Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, A Fine Old Firm]
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A.
The Bhoys
The Bhoys is a popular nickname for Celtic F.C., the Glasgow-based Scottish football club renowned for its passionate support and historic success.
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B.
The Tartan Army
The Tartan Army is the passionate and famously traveling support of the Scotland national football team, known for their colorful kilts, songs, and good-natured atmosphere at matches.
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C.
The Heart of Midlothian
The Heart of Midlothian is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in early 18th-century Scotland, focusing on themes of justice, morality, and social class through the story of a young woman’s quest to save her sister.
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D.
The Boys in Green
The Boys in Green is the popular nickname for the Republic of Ireland’s national football team, reflecting both their traditional green kit and strong national identity.
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E.
Playing for Keeps
"Playing for Keeps" is a 1957 rock and roll song recorded by Elvis Presley that became one of his early hit singles.
- 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 Fine Old Firm Target entity description: "A Fine Old Firm" is one of the short stories included in Shirley Jackson’s collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, exemplifying her darkly ironic and psychologically incisive style.
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A.
The Bhoys
The Bhoys is a popular nickname for Celtic F.C., the Glasgow-based Scottish football club renowned for its passionate support and historic success.
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B.
The Tartan Army
The Tartan Army is the passionate and famously traveling support of the Scotland national football team, known for their colorful kilts, songs, and good-natured atmosphere at matches.
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C.
The Heart of Midlothian
The Heart of Midlothian is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in early 18th-century Scotland, focusing on themes of justice, morality, and social class through the story of a young woman’s quest to save her sister.
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D.
The Boys in Green
The Boys in Green is the popular nickname for the Republic of Ireland’s national football team, reflecting both their traditional green kit and strong national identity.
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E.
Playing for Keeps
"Playing for Keeps" is a 1957 rock and roll song recorded by Elvis Presley that became one of his early hit singles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | The Lottery and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of everyday anxieties
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psychological characterization ⓘ use of irony ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCollection | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Farrar, Straus and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
darkly ironic tone
ⓘ
domestic realism with unsettling undertones ⓘ psychological insight ⓘ subtle horror elements ⓘ |
| workOf | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Fine Old Firm Description of subject: "A Fine Old Firm" is one of the short stories included in Shirley Jackson’s collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, exemplifying her darkly ironic and psychologically incisive style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Lottery and Other Stories