“Free-Floating Hostility” segment
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The “Free-Floating Hostility” segment is a stand-up comedy bit by George Carlin from his special *Back in Town*, in which he delivers a rapid-fire rant about everyday annoyances and social irritations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free-Floating Hostility | 1 |
| “Free-Floating Hostility” segment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3620962 — 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: “Free-Floating Hostility” segment Context triple: [Back in Town, hasPart, “Free-Floating Hostility” segment]
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Target entity: “Free-Floating Hostility” segment Target entity description: The “Free-Floating Hostility” segment is a stand-up comedy bit by George Carlin from his special *Back in Town*, in which he delivers a rapid-fire rant about everyday annoyances and social irritations.
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A.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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B.
Cylonian affair
The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
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C.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
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D.
Red Flag exercises
Red Flag exercises are large-scale, realistic air combat training operations conducted by the U.S. Air Force that simulate complex, high-threat combat scenarios for pilots and aircrews.
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E.
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within is a 1960 non-fiction book by Robert F. Kennedy detailing his investigation into corruption and organized crime within American labor unions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy segment
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routine ⓘ stand-up comedy bit ⓘ |
| audience | live audience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | George Carlin ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
audio recording
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home video ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ |
| features |
lists of grievances
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social commentary ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| format | live performance ⓘ |
| genre |
observational comedy
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stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
biting criticism
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dark humor ⓘ fast-paced delivery ⓘ |
| hasTitleElement |
“Free-Floating Hostility” segment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Free-Floating Hostility
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| isSegmentOf | George Carlin: Back in Town ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television special ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cataloging minor irritations
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influencing later rant-style comedy bits ⓘ |
| partOf | Back in Town ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | George Carlin HBO specials ⓘ |
| performer | George Carlin ⓘ |
| recordedFor | HBO ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American culture
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language use in everyday life ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| style |
rant
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rapid-fire delivery ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday annoyances
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pet peeves ⓘ social irritations ⓘ |
| tone |
angry
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cynical ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
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Subject: “Free-Floating Hostility” segment Description of subject: The “Free-Floating Hostility” segment is a stand-up comedy bit by George Carlin from his special *Back in Town*, in which he delivers a rapid-fire rant about everyday annoyances and social irritations.
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