Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus)
E310182
Furthur was the brightly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in the 1960s for their famous cross-country, LSD-fueled road trips that became a symbol of the counterculture movement.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Furthur (Ken Kesey’s bus) | 1 |
| Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus) canonical | 1 |
| Furthur (bus) | 1 |
| The Merry Pranksters’ bus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2902382 — 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.
Target entity: Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus) Context triple: [Neal Cassady, traveledOn, Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus)]
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Winnebago
Winnebago is the former English name for the Ho-Chunk, a Native American people originally from the Wisconsin and Illinois region.
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Badger Bus
Badger Bus is a regional intercity bus company in Wisconsin that provides scheduled passenger service between major cities such as Milwaukee and Madison.
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Academy Bus
Academy Bus is a large private bus company in the United States known for operating commuter, charter, and intercity services, particularly in the New York–New Jersey region.
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Red Duster
The Red Duster is the traditional British civil ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the canton historically flown by British merchant ships.
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Buss
Buss is a surname most notably associated with David M. Buss, an influential American evolutionary psychologist known for his work on human mating strategies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus) Target entity description: Furthur was the brightly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in the 1960s for their famous cross-country, LSD-fueled road trips that became a symbol of the counterculture movement.
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A.
Winnebago
Winnebago is the former English name for the Ho-Chunk, a Native American people originally from the Wisconsin and Illinois region.
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B.
Badger Bus
Badger Bus is a regional intercity bus company in Wisconsin that provides scheduled passenger service between major cities such as Milwaukee and Madison.
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C.
Academy Bus
Academy Bus is a large private bus company in the United States known for operating commuter, charter, and intercity services, particularly in the New York–New Jersey region.
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D.
Red Duster
The Red Duster is the traditional British civil ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the canton historically flown by British merchant ships.
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E.
Buss
Buss is a surname most notably associated with David M. Buss, an influential American evolutionary psychologist known for his work on human mating strategies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterculture icon
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school bus ⓘ vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Further
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Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus) ⓘ
surface form:
The Merry Pranksters’ bus
|
| artStyle | psychedelic art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grateful Dead
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Ken Kesey ⓘ LSD ⓘ Merry Pranksters ⓘ acid tests ⓘ |
| color | brightly painted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | American 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| decoratedBy | Merry Pranksters ⓘ |
| departureLocation | La Honda, California ⓘ |
| destination | New York City ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Tom Wolfe ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
documentaries about Ken Kesey
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documentaries about the Merry Pranksters ⓘ |
| firstMajorTrip | 1964 cross-country trip to New York ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communal living
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experimentation with consciousness ⓘ rejection of mainstream culture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved as a cultural artifact (restoration attempts) ⓘ |
| influenced |
later psychedelic art on vehicles
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popular image of the psychedelic bus ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ⓘ |
| manufacturer | International Harvester ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
hand-painted psychedelic designs
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word "Furthur" painted on the destination sign ⓘ |
| owner | Ken Kesey ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Merry Pranksters’ 1964 road trip ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Beat Generation to hippie transition ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
1960s counterculture
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American counterculture ⓘ LSD experimentation ⓘ hippie movement ⓘ psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| usedBy | Merry Pranksters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
LSD-fueled road trips
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acid tests ⓘ cross-country road trips ⓘ multimedia happenings ⓘ |
| vehicleType | school bus ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstTrip | 1964 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Furthur (Merry Pranksters bus) Description of subject: Furthur was the brightly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in the 1960s for their famous cross-country, LSD-fueled road trips that became a symbol of the counterculture movement.
Referenced by (4)
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