The Pin in the Bin
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The Pin in the Bin is a colloquial nickname for Dublin’s Spire, a tall stainless-steel monument on O’Connell Street that has become a prominent city landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pin in the Bin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2302641 — 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 Pin in the Bin Context triple: [The Spire of Dublin, alsoKnownAs, The Pin in the Bin]
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A.
The Square Peg
The Square Peg is a 1958 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a road repairman who is mistaken for a top German general during World War II.
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B.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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C.
A Place for My Stuff
A Place for My Stuff is a 1981 comedy album and HBO special by George Carlin featuring his observational stand-up routines and comedic monologues.
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D.
The Stick
The Stick is the longtime nickname of Candlestick Park, the former outdoor sports stadium in San Francisco that famously hosted the San Francisco Giants and 49ers.
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E.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- 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 Pin in the Bin Target entity description: The Pin in the Bin is a colloquial nickname for Dublin’s Spire, a tall stainless-steel monument on O’Connell Street that has become a prominent city landmark.
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A.
The Square Peg
The Square Peg is a 1958 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a road repairman who is mistaken for a top German general during World War II.
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B.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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C.
A Place for My Stuff
A Place for My Stuff is a 1981 comedy album and HBO special by George Carlin featuring his observational stand-up routines and comedic monologues.
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D.
The Stick
The Stick is the longtime nickname of Candlestick Park, the former outdoor sports stadium in San Francisco that famously hosted the San Francisco Giants and 49ers.
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E.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Monument of Light ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
city landmark
ⓘ
monument ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin city centre
O’Connell Street ⓘ |
| colloquialNameFor | The Spire of Dublin ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Irish urban slang ⓘ |
| describesMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| describesShape | tall needle-like spire ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
humorous
ⓘ
informal ⓘ |
| hasPartMeaning |
"Bin" humorously referencing the base or street setting
ⓘ
"Pin" referring to the slender spire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo |
The Spire
ⓘ
The Spire of Dublin ⓘ |
| refersToFunction | city landmark ⓘ |
| refersToHeightCharacteristic | very tall structure ⓘ |
| refersToLocationCharacteristic | standing on a former monument site on O’Connell Street ⓘ |
| relatedTo | nicknames for Dublin landmarks ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
local slang in Dublin
ⓘ
tourist commentary ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dublin residents
ⓘ
Irish media ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| usedIn | Dublin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pin in the Bin Description of subject: The Pin in the Bin is a colloquial nickname for Dublin’s Spire, a tall stainless-steel monument on O’Connell Street that has become a prominent city landmark.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.