The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is a humorous non-fiction book by Erma Bombeck that satirically explores the trials and absurdities of American suburban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4520543 — 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: The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank Context triple: [The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (stage adaptation), basedOn, The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank]
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A.
The Drain
The Drain is the informal nickname for London's short, deep-level Waterloo & City underground railway line that links Waterloo station with the City of London.
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B.
Digging in the Dirt
"Digging in the Dirt" is a dark, introspective rock song by Peter Gabriel that explores themes of psychological excavation and personal trauma.
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C.
Ten Years in the Tub
Ten Years in the Tub is a collection of Nick Hornby’s book-review columns, offering a decade-long chronicle of his reading life and literary enthusiasms.
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D.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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E.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
- 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: The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank Target entity description: The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is a humorous non-fiction book by Erma Bombeck that satirically explores the trials and absurdities of American suburban life.
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A.
The Drain
The Drain is the informal nickname for London's short, deep-level Waterloo & City underground railway line that links Waterloo station with the City of London.
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B.
Digging in the Dirt
"Digging in the Dirt" is a dark, introspective rock song by Peter Gabriel that explores themes of psychological excavation and personal trauma.
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C.
Ten Years in the Tub
Ten Years in the Tub is a collection of Nick Hornby’s book-review columns, offering a decade-long chronicle of his reading life and literary enthusiasms.
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D.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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E.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humor book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Erma Bombeck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
absurdities of American suburbia
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trials of suburban living ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
columnist
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humorist ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
domestic life
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family relationships ⓘ middle-class aspirations ⓘ suburban conformity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
essay collection
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observational humor ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American suburban life
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suburban family life ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| setting | American suburbs ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| title | The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank Description of subject: The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is a humorous non-fiction book by Erma Bombeck that satirically explores the trials and absurdities of American suburban life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (stage adaptation)
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basedOn
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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title
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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