# Five-Strike Hangman **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633 "2020-07-28T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/181 "2020-08-01T17:57:00Z")
Of course. There are a couple of S’s here: / L A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ O L \_\_\_ S / \_\_\_ O L D / C O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / C O \_\_\_ C \_\_\_ E S / D E A R . ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/182 "2020-08-01T18:10:43Z")
An H next, mebbe? And does there need to be a backslash before the first word? Just wonderin’. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/183 "2020-08-01T18:15:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > And does there need to be a backslash before the first word? Just wonderin’. No, I think I can remove it. * * * Yes, there are a couple of H’s as well: L A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ O L \_\_\_ S / H O L D / C O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / C O \_\_\_ C H E S / D E A R . ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/184 "2020-08-01T18:35:48Z")
An N, please. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/185 "2020-08-01T18:41:30Z")
Thank you. 🙂 Unfortunately, there are no N’s in this sentence. **Strike four.** * * * The sentence remains unchanged: L A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ O L \_\_\_ S / H O L D / C O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / C O \_\_\_ C H E S / D E A R . ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/186 "2020-08-01T18:52:48Z")
I like a U in the fifth word. I think I have the first word, but that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/187 "2020-08-01T18:56:01Z")
Good job, then. 🙂 * * * Now the sentence looks as follows: L A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ O L \_\_\_ S / H O L D / C O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / C O U C H E S / D E A R . ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/188 "2020-08-01T18:59:08Z")
So much pressure. One more strike and we lose, right? OK, I’ll go with Z. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/189 "2020-08-01T19:03:04Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > So much pressure. There’s no pressure. You said you knew the first word. 🙂 Good job again! * * * This what the sentence looks like now: L A Z \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ O L \_\_\_ S / H O L D / C O Z \_\_\_ / C O U C H E S / D E A R . ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/190 "2020-08-01T19:03:26Z")
Then, I’ll put in a Y as well, since that will finish two words. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/191 "2020-08-01T19:04:24Z")
Problem solved: L A Z Y / \_\_\_ O L \_\_\_ S / H O L D / C O Z Y / C O U C H E S / D E A R . ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/192 "2020-08-01T19:06:11Z")
I still don’t know that second word and I’m no good at running this, so I’ll back off for now. BTW, this is the first Thread Games thread I ever participated in. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/193 "2020-08-01T19:06:41Z")
K, please. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/194 "2020-08-01T19:06:54Z")
Ah, love it. Must be all the books you’ve eaten. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/195 "2020-08-01T19:08:10Z")
Then an F, please. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/196 "2020-08-01T19:08:34Z")
Thank you. You got it. 🙂 Just a second. * * * With F and K, the sentence has been revealed completely: L A Z Y / F O L K S / H O L D / C O Z Y / C O U C H E S / D E A R . * * * Congratulations! @Elendil_s_Heir , please post the next sentence. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/197 "2020-08-01T19:14:24Z")
Thanks! Where does that phrase come from? Next up: \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ /\_\_ \_\_ \_\_ /\_\_ /\_\_ \_\_ \_\_ / \_\_ / \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ / \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/198 "2020-08-01T19:17:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Where does that phrase come from? This is just a random sentence. Where I come from, this game is played with original utterences. That the sentence should be a common phrase, a standard line, or a familiar statement **is not a rule in this game**. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/199 "2020-08-01T19:21:03Z")
Understood, and thanks. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/200 "2020-08-01T19:25:04Z")
I’ll guess A. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=11)