Fear of Germs
E372902
"Fear of Germs" is a comedy track by George Carlin from his album "Playin' with Your Head," in which he humorously critiques society's obsession with cleanliness and hygiene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fear of Germs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3620876 — 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: Fear of Germs Context triple: [Playin' with Your Head, hasTrack, Fear of Germs]
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A.
The Germ
The Germ was a short-lived 1850 periodical founded by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to promote their artistic and literary ideals.
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B.
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is a 1990 horror-comedy film about deadly spiders terrorizing a small town.
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C.
Creature Fear
"Creature Fear" is a song by Bon Iver from the critically acclaimed indie folk album *For Emma, Forever Ago*.
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D.
Mold
Mold is a historic market town in Flintshire, northeast Wales, known as a local administrative and cultural center near the River Alyn.
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E.
Mould
Mould is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including architect and designer Jacob Wrey Mould.
- 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: Fear of Germs Target entity description: "Fear of Germs" is a comedy track by George Carlin from his album "Playin' with Your Head," in which he humorously critiques society's obsession with cleanliness and hygiene.
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A.
The Germ
The Germ was a short-lived 1850 periodical founded by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to promote their artistic and literary ideals.
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B.
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is a 1990 horror-comedy film about deadly spiders terrorizing a small town.
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C.
Creature Fear
"Creature Fear" is a song by Bon Iver from the critically acclaimed indie folk album *For Emma, Forever Ago*.
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D.
Mold
Mold is a historic market town in Flintshire, northeast Wales, known as a local administrative and cultural center near the River Alyn.
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E.
Mould
Mould is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including architect and designer Jacob Wrey Mould.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy track
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stand-up comedy bit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
observational comedy
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social commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | George Carlin ⓘ |
| criticizes |
excessive cleanliness
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overuse of disinfectants ⓘ societal fear of germs ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Carlin's onstage persona ⓘ |
| genre |
spoken word
ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasForm | live performance recording ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
critical of social norms
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irreverent ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
childhood exposure to germs
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handwashing culture ⓘ immune system ⓘ public restrooms ⓘ sanitation practices ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Fear of Germs ⓘ |
| includedIn | George Carlin's stand-up repertoire ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult audience ⓘ |
| isTrackOn | Playin' with Your Head ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
germs and hygiene
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public health attitudes ⓘ society's obsession with cleanliness ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| partOf |
George Carlin: Carlin on Campus
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surface form:
George Carlin's 1980s material
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| partOfAlbum | Playin' with Your Head ⓘ |
| performer | George Carlin ⓘ |
| recordedBy | George Carlin ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| workFromPeriod | late career George Carlin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fear of Germs Description of subject: "Fear of Germs" is a comedy track by George Carlin from his album "Playin' with Your Head," in which he humorously critiques society's obsession with cleanliness and hygiene.
Referenced by (1)
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