How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
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How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All is a surreal, satirical comedy album by the Firesign Theatre, known for its complex wordplay, layered audio production, and countercultural humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9752946 — 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: How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All Context triple: [David Ossman, notableWork, How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All]
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A.
Time And Relative Dimension In Space
Time And Relative Dimension In Space is the full name of the Doctor Who franchise’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, commonly known by its acronym TARDIS.
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B.
The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want
"The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want" is a conceptual art project by Tavares Strachan that explores themes of aspiration, absence, and the limits of human achievement through ambitious, research-driven installations.
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C.
The Place You're In
"The Place You're In" is a blues-rock album by American guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd that blends his signature guitar work with more vocal-driven, song-oriented material.
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D.
Resolution and Hyperspace
"Resolution and Hyperspace" is a musical cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1979 science fiction horror film *Alien*, accompanying the film’s tense, climactic sequences in space.
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E.
Paradox of the Three-Dimensional Shadow
Paradox of the Three-Dimensional Shadow is a conceptual artwork by Brazilian artist Regina Silveira that explores illusion, perception, and spatial distortion through the manipulation of shadows and architectural space.
- 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: How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All Target entity description: How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All is a surreal, satirical comedy album by the Firesign Theatre, known for its complex wordplay, layered audio production, and countercultural humor.
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A.
Time And Relative Dimension In Space
Time And Relative Dimension In Space is the full name of the Doctor Who franchise’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, commonly known by its acronym TARDIS.
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B.
I’m Not Really Here
"I’m Not Really Here" is a humorous, introspective memoir by comedian and actor Tim Allen that explores his personal life, fame, and philosophical musings.
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C.
The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want
"The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want" is a conceptual art project by Tavares Strachan that explores themes of aspiration, absence, and the limits of human achievement through ambitious, research-driven installations.
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D.
The Place You're In
"The Place You're In" is a blues-rock album by American guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd that blends his signature guitar work with more vocal-driven, song-oriented material.
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E.
Resolution and Hyperspace
"Resolution and Hyperspace" is a musical cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1979 science fiction horror film *Alien*, accompanying the film’s tense, climactic sequences in space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy album
ⓘ
concept album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | The Firesign Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Babe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Spoilsport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | LP ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
radio drama ⓘ satire ⓘ spoken word ⓘ surreal comedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
alternative comedy
ⓘ
later audio comedy ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | radio-play-style sketch ⓘ |
| hasPart |
How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All (side one)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Further Adventures of Nick Danger (side two) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American consumer culture
ⓘ
media satire ⓘ political satire ⓘ reality and illusion ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArtistMember |
David Ossman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Proctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex wordplay
ⓘ
countercultural humor ⓘ layered audio production ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedOn | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies | old-time radio detective shows ⓘ |
| performer | The Firesign Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | The Firesign Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | released ⓘ |
| recordedAs | stereo ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
audio collage
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meta-humor ⓘ overlapping dialogue ⓘ |
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