Merde for Luck
E375616
"Merde for Luck" is a short story featured in David Benioff's collection *When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories*, likely exploring themes of chance, ambition, and personal struggle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merde for Luck canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3633307 — 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: Merde for Luck Context triple: [When the Nines Roll Over, hasStory, Merde for Luck]
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A.
Lucky
Lucky is the protagonist of the 1993 film "Poetic Justice," portrayed by Tupac Shakur as a sensitive and complex mail carrier navigating love, grief, and self-discovery.
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B.
Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, known for its smooth blend of rap and melodic vocals.
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C.
Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular duet by American singers Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz, known for its mellow acoustic pop style and romantic lyrics.
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D.
To-Lucky
To-Lucky is one of the official mascots of Japan’s Hanshin Tigers baseball team, typically depicted as a cheerful anthropomorphic tiger supporting the club at games and events.
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E.
Lucky Town
Lucky Town is a 1992 rock album by Bruce Springsteen that blends heartland rock with introspective, personal songwriting.
- 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: Merde for Luck Target entity description: "Merde for Luck" is a short story featured in David Benioff's collection *When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories*, likely exploring themes of chance, ambition, and personal struggle.
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A.
Lucky
Lucky is the protagonist of the 1993 film "Poetic Justice," portrayed by Tupac Shakur as a sensitive and complex mail carrier navigating love, grief, and self-discovery.
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B.
Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, known for its smooth blend of rap and melodic vocals.
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C.
Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular duet by American singers Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz, known for its mellow acoustic pop style and romantic lyrics.
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D.
To-Lucky
To-Lucky is one of the official mascots of Japan’s Hanshin Tigers baseball team, typically depicted as a cheerful anthropomorphic tiger supporting the club at games and events.
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E.
Lucky Town
Lucky Town is a 1992 rock album by Bruce Springsteen that blends heartland rock with introspective, personal songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | David Benioff ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
novelist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | short story ⓘ |
| includedIn |
When the Nines Roll Over (short story collection)
ⓘ
surface form:
When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fiction ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| theme |
ambition
ⓘ
chance ⓘ personal struggle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merde for Luck Description of subject: "Merde for Luck" is a short story featured in David Benioff's collection *When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories*, likely exploring themes of chance, ambition, and personal struggle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
When the Nines Roll Over