My Custom Van (book)
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My Custom Van is a humor book by comedian Michael Ian Black, featuring a collection of absurd, satirical essays and comedic pieces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Custom Van (book) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1910222 — 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: My Custom Van (book) Context triple: [Michael Ian Black, notableWork, My Custom Van (book)]
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A.
The Valet
The Valet is a French comedy film about a parking valet who becomes entangled in a billionaire’s scheme to hide his affair by pretending to be the lover of a famous model.
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B.
The Dragon in My Garage
"The Dragon in My Garage" is a famous illustrative chapter by Carl Sagan that uses the idea of an invisible, undetectable dragon to explain the importance of skepticism and the scientific method in evaluating extraordinary claims.
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C.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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D.
Just Me (book)
"Just Me" is a memoir by British actress and author Sheila Hancock that reflects on her life, grief, and rediscovery of independence after the death of her husband, John Thaw.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- 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: My Custom Van (book) Target entity description: My Custom Van is a humor book by comedian Michael Ian Black, featuring a collection of absurd, satirical essays and comedic pieces.
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A.
The Valet
The Valet is a French comedy film about a parking valet who becomes entangled in a billionaire’s scheme to hide his affair by pretending to be the lover of a famous model.
-
B.
The Dragon in My Garage
"The Dragon in My Garage" is a famous illustrative chapter by Carl Sagan that uses the idea of an invisible, undetectable dragon to explain the importance of skepticism and the scientific method in evaluating extraordinary claims.
-
C.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
-
D.
Just Me (book)
"Just Me" is a memoir by British actress and author Sheila Hancock that reflects on her life, grief, and rediscovery of independence after the death of her husband, John Thaw.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humor book ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ian Black ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creatorName | Michael Ian Black ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | comedian ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
humor ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasContentCharacteristic |
absurd essays
ⓘ
comedic pieces ⓘ satirical essays ⓘ |
| hasForm | short pieces ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
observational comedy
ⓘ
self-deprecating humor ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isFictionalized | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
absurdist humor
ⓘ
satirical observations ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person essays ⓘ |
| tone |
absurd
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irreverent ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | Michael Ian Black ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Custom Van (book) Description of subject: My Custom Van is a humor book by comedian Michael Ian Black, featuring a collection of absurd, satirical essays and comedic pieces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.