Triple

T9402484
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Colbert Report E226505 entity
Predicate notableSegment P3574 FINISHED
Object Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
"Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger" is a recurring satirical segment on The Colbert Report in which Stephen Colbert humorously praises and scolds people or events in the news.
E795869 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: Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger | Statement: [The Colbert Report, notableSegment, Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
Context triple: [The Colbert Report, notableSegment, Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger]
  • A. The Man in the Funny Hat
    The Man in the Funny Hat is a nickname for legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, famed for his leadership, discipline, and multiple NFL championships in the 1960s.
  • B. Feather in Your Cap
    "Feather in Your Cap" is a song by American musician Beck, featured on his acclaimed 1996 album *Odelay*, blending alternative rock with experimental and lo-fi elements.
  • C. A Wink and a Smile
    "A Wink and a Smile" is a lighthearted jazz-pop song performed by Harry Connick Jr., best known for its prominent inclusion on the soundtrack of the romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle."
  • D. The New York Hat
    The New York Hat is a 1912 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford, often noted as an early landmark of American narrative cinema.
  • E. Stool Pigeon
    Stool Pigeon is a prophetic, streetwise neighborhood elder in August Wilson’s play "King Hedley II," serving as a spiritual commentator and witness to the community’s struggles.
  • 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: Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
Triple: [The Colbert Report, notableSegment, Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger]
Generated description
"Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger" is a recurring satirical segment on The Colbert Report in which Stephen Colbert humorously praises and scolds people or events in the news.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
Target entity description: "Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger" is a recurring satirical segment on The Colbert Report in which Stephen Colbert humorously praises and scolds people or events in the news.
  • A. The Man in the Funny Hat
    The Man in the Funny Hat is a nickname for legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, famed for his leadership, discipline, and multiple NFL championships in the 1960s.
  • B. Feather in Your Cap
    "Feather in Your Cap" is a song by American musician Beck, featured on his acclaimed 1996 album *Odelay*, blending alternative rock with experimental and lo-fi elements.
  • C. A Wink and a Smile
    "A Wink and a Smile" is a lighthearted jazz-pop song performed by Harry Connick Jr., best known for its prominent inclusion on the soundtrack of the romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle."
  • D. The New York Hat
    The New York Hat is a 1912 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford, often noted as an early landmark of American narrative cinema.
  • E. Stool Pigeon
    Stool Pigeon is a prophetic, streetwise neighborhood elder in August Wilson’s play "King Hedley II," serving as a spiritual commentator and witness to the community’s struggles.
  • 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_69ca843170f88190800a8ab2b5fc568e completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd51be35cc8190bafad423a142c305 completed April 1, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1012ca6c0819098c427233d226dd2 completed April 4, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d101bf84548190a28e5f24aff265b1 completed April 4, 2026, 12:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1025ebf5c8190914b682117b01827 completed April 4, 2026, 12:21 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:46 p.m.