# 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:** 36
**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 13, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/701 "2020-08-13T16:19:09Z")
I would like to 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 13, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/702 "2020-08-13T16:29:14Z")
Let’s have a good old “Q”. ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/703 "2020-08-13T16:52:08Z")
And a U. G&S, represent! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/704 "2020-08-13T17:29:16Z")
FHQU – sounds obscene, or certainly vulgar at least! “I know the kings of England and I quote the fights historical, from Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.” G&S indeed, of course. All yours, EH! ---
**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 13, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/705 "2020-08-13T17:34:35Z")
Thanks! \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**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 13, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/706 "2020-08-13T17:36:15Z")
I would like to guess A, please. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/707 "2020-08-13T17:38:38Z")
I, 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 13, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/708 "2020-08-13T18:10:41Z")
T, please ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/709 "2020-08-14T03:57:29Z")
Sorry - brainfart! This is the phrase I meant to do, with the already-guessed letters now put in: T A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / T \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I T \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ I T . ---
**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 14, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/710 "2020-08-14T09:05:57Z")
I knew there were A’s in the sentence just by looking at it. Now I would like to guess H. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/711 "2020-08-14T11:41:28Z")
E for me, please. ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/712 "2020-08-14T13:44:20Z")
Right you are. T A \_\_\_ E / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ E / T H E / \_\_\_ I T E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ I T . ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/713 "2020-08-14T13:47:54Z")
How about “K”? ---
**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 14, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/714 "2020-08-14T14:01:01Z")
Yup. T A K E / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ K E / T H E / \_\_\_ I T E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ I T . ---
**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 14, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/715 "2020-08-14T14:12:28Z")
How about 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 14, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/716 "2020-08-14T15:02:27Z")
Might as well guess an “O”. ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/717 "2020-08-14T15:15:10Z")
Righto. T A K E / O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A N \_\_\_ / N \_\_\_ K E / T H E / \_\_\_ I T E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ O \_\_\_ / O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ I T . ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/718 "2020-08-14T15:37:29Z")
Let me guess the obvious: D. 🙂 ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/719 "2020-08-14T15:39:35Z")
Yepperooni. T A K E / O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A N D / N \_\_\_ K E / T H E / \_\_\_ I T E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ O \_\_\_ / O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ I T . ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/720 "2020-08-14T15:41:10Z")
Then, there should be a “B”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=37)