Triple
T17067800
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Crank Yankers |
E414132
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableCharacter |
P7927
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Elmer Higgins
Elmer Higgins is a recurring puppet character on the prank-call comedy television series "Crank Yankers," known for his eccentric and humorous phone antics.
|
E1258856
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Elmer Higgins | Statement: [Crank Yankers, hasNotableCharacter, Elmer Higgins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elmer Higgins Context triple: [Crank Yankers, hasNotableCharacter, Elmer Higgins]
-
A.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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B.
Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris was an American playwright and author best known for writing the stage play "Johnny Belinda," which was later adapted into the acclaimed 1948 film.
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C.
Horace Albert McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney was an American basketball player and coach best known for his colorful personality and successful coaching career at Wake Forest University.
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D.
Louis Gaines
Louis Gaines is a fictional character in the film "The Butler," portrayed as the politically active son of White House butler Cecil Gaines, whose civil rights activism contrasts with his father's more reserved approach to racial injustice.
-
E.
Hoke Smith
Hoke Smith was an American politician from Georgia who served as both governor and U.S. senator and was influential in Progressive Era reforms, including agricultural and educational legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Elmer Higgins Triple: [Crank Yankers, hasNotableCharacter, Elmer Higgins]
Generated description
Elmer Higgins is a recurring puppet character on the prank-call comedy television series "Crank Yankers," known for his eccentric and humorous phone antics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elmer Higgins Target entity description: Elmer Higgins is a recurring puppet character on the prank-call comedy television series "Crank Yankers," known for his eccentric and humorous phone antics.
-
A.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
-
B.
Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris was an American playwright and author best known for writing the stage play "Johnny Belinda," which was later adapted into the acclaimed 1948 film.
-
C.
Horace Albert McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney was an American basketball player and coach best known for his colorful personality and successful coaching career at Wake Forest University.
-
D.
Louis Gaines
Louis Gaines is a fictional character in the film "The Butler," portrayed as the politically active son of White House butler Cecil Gaines, whose civil rights activism contrasts with his father's more reserved approach to racial injustice.
-
E.
Hoke Smith
Hoke Smith was an American politician from Georgia who served as both governor and U.S. senator and was influential in Progressive Era reforms, including agricultural and educational legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886cde3d481908d4d01ba88ba7eb7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3dbbddd708190a6192466b7dfd606 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0170df4d1c81909dd05abfd1cfc2ac |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0172a34194819094c290be86ec0e7e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01732467408190b78c32296e20b55f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m.