# 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:** 33
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/641 "2020-08-11T15:10:27Z")
‘U’ know what’s next… ---
**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 11, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/642 "2020-08-11T15:11:32Z")
U got it! /T I M E /F L I E S /L I K E /A N /A R R \_ W /B U T /F R U I T /F L I E S /L I K E /A /B A N A N A / ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/643 "2020-08-11T16:04:26Z")
Hmmmmmmmmmmm? How about a “Z”? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/644 "2020-08-11T16:05:07Z")
Just kiddin’. Make that an “O”. ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/645 "2020-08-11T16:12:24Z")
O, thank God. I’m off the hook! Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana. One of my favorite sentences! Professor, the floor is yours. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/646 "2020-08-11T16:20:05Z")
Oh, good. I think I’ll put down a plush shag carpet. \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ . ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/647 "2020-08-11T16:31:48Z")
May as well start with “E” for effort. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/648 "2020-08-11T16:37:21Z")
E! comin’ right up. \_ \_ / \_ \_ E / E \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ E \_ E / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ E \_ . ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/649 "2020-08-11T16:38:51Z")
T for two… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/650 "2020-08-11T16:46:59Z")
Pipin’ hot T. \_ \_ / \_ \_ E / E \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ E \_ E / \_ T / \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ E \_ . ---
**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 11, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/651 "2020-08-11T17:47:39Z")
I guess H. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/652 "2020-08-11T18:58:34Z")
\_ \_ / \_ \_ E / E \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / T HE / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ HE \_ E / \_ T / H \_ \_ \_ E \_ E \_ . Three H’s for you. ---
**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 11, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/653 "2020-08-11T19:20:09Z")
R you ready for my next guess? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/654 "2020-08-11T19:26:46Z")
Rather. \_ \_ / \_ \_ E / E \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / T HE / R \_ \_ \_ / \_ HE RE / \_ T / H \_ \_ \_ E \_ E \_ . ---
**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 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/655 "2020-08-11T20:35:10Z")
W, please. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/656 "2020-08-11T20:36:07Z")
And ‘I’ agree. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/657 "2020-08-11T21:22:44Z")
\_ \_ / \_ \_ E / E \_ \_ E / W \_ \_ / I\_ / T HE / R \_ \_ \_ / WHE RE / IT / H \_ \_ \_ E \_ E \_ . Both are winners. ---
**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 11, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/658 "2020-08-11T22:13:08Z")
N, please. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/659 "2020-08-11T22:24:01Z")
N it is. N\_ / \_ N E / E \_ \_ E / W \_ \_ / IN / THE / R \_ \_ \_ / WHERE / IT / H \_ \_ \_ E NE \_ . ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/660 "2020-08-11T22:50:27Z")
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