Wonko the Sane
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Wonko the Sane is an eccentric Californian marine biologist from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series, known for building an inside-out asylum called the Outside of the Asylum to cope with the world's madness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wonko the Sane canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T467648 — 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: Wonko the Sane Context triple: [So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, hasCharacter, Wonko the Sane]
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A.
The Boss
The Boss is the famous nickname of American rock musician Bruce Springsteen, renowned for his powerful live performances and working-class anthems.
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B.
Toys for Bob
Toys for Bob is an American video game developer best known for creating the Skylanders series and working on remakes like the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
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C.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
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D.
Kerplunk
Kerplunk is Green Day's 1991 independent punk rock album that helped establish the band's early reputation and paved the way for their mainstream breakthrough.
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E.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
- 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: Wonko the Sane Target entity description: Wonko the Sane is an eccentric Californian marine biologist from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series, known for building an inside-out asylum called the Outside of the Asylum to cope with the world's madness.
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A.
The Boss
The Boss is the famous nickname of American rock musician Bruce Springsteen, renowned for his powerful live performances and working-class anthems.
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B.
Toys for Bob
Toys for Bob is an American video game developer best known for creating the Skylanders series and working on remakes like the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
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C.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
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D.
Kerplunk
Kerplunk is Green Day's 1991 independent punk rock album that helped establish the band's early reputation and paved the way for their mainstream breakthrough.
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E.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John "Wonko the Sane" Watson
ⓘ
Dr. Watson ⓘ
surface form:
John Watson
|
| appearsIn | So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthur Dent
ⓘ
Fenchurch ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| builds | Outside of the Asylum ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
eccentric
ⓘ
rational ⓘ |
| createdBy | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| createdIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| designs | inside-out house ⓘ |
| doorInscription |
Outside of the Asylum
ⓘ
surface form:
Outside the Asylum
You are now entering the Outside of the Asylum ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ |
| genre | comic science fiction character ⓘ |
| houseLocation | California coast ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | considered mad by others ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | philosophical comic figure ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableBelief | the rest of the world is the asylum ⓘ |
| notableFeatureOfHouse | house is turned inside out ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building an inside-out asylum-like house
ⓘ
commentary on sanity and madness in modern society ⓘ |
| notableWork | Outside of the Asylum ⓘ |
| occupation | marine biologist ⓘ |
| philosophicalView | believes the world has gone mad ⓘ |
| reasonForBuildingOutsideOfTheAsylum | to cope with the madness of the world ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| selfPerception | considers himself sane in an insane world ⓘ |
| spouse | Fenchurch ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
critique of modern civilization
ⓘ
perception of reality ⓘ sanity vs insanity ⓘ |
| universe |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Hitchhiker's Guide universe
|
| viewsOnBabelFish | regards the Babel fish as proof of the universe's fundamental irrationality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wonko the Sane Description of subject: Wonko the Sane is an eccentric Californian marine biologist from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series, known for building an inside-out asylum called the Outside of the Asylum to cope with the world's madness.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.