# 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:** 37
**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, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/721 "2020-08-14T15:42:32Z")
I would like to guess U, 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, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/722 "2020-08-14T15:43:25Z")
True dat. T A K E / O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A N D / N U K E / T H E / \_\_\_ I T E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ O \_\_\_ / O \_\_\_ B 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, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/723 "2020-08-14T15:44:32Z")
Well, now I’ll guess an “R”. ---
**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, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/724 "2020-08-14T15:47:14Z")
I would like to guess M, 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, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/725 "2020-08-14T15:49:53Z")
No strikes yet, nor are there likely to be… T A K E / O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / A N D / N U K E / T H E / \_\_\_ I T E /\_\_\_ R O M / O R B 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, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/726 "2020-08-14T15:52:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No strikes yet, nor are there likely to be… Unless they press the wrong button up there, on the orbit. 🙂 ---
**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, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/727 "2020-08-14T15:56:59Z")
Let me think… F? ---
**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, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/728 "2020-08-14T16:02:45Z")
I would like to guess S now, 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, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/729 "2020-08-14T16:04:53Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > Unless they press the wrong button up there, on the orbit. 🙂 Different kinda strike. 😉 T A K E / O F F / A N D / N U K E / T H E / S I T E / F R O M / O R B I T From _Aliens_, obviously. Good job, **PlaceboTarget**! Take it away. ---
**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, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/730 "2020-08-14T16:11:25Z")
Thank you. 🙂 Here is the new 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 14, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/731 "2020-08-14T16:45:04Z")
A, 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, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/732 "2020-08-14T16:45:46Z")
And “T”, 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 14, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/733 "2020-08-14T16:45:59Z")
Thank you for your guess. 🙂 Unfortunately, there are no A’s in this sentence. **Strike one.** ---
**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, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/734 "2020-08-14T17:21:26Z")
**And a “T”, pretty 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, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/735 "2020-08-14T17:29:46Z")
Howsabout an 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 14, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/736 "2020-08-14T17:42:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > And a “T”, pretty please? Unfortunately there are no T’s in this sentence. **Strike two.** ---
**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, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/737 "2020-08-14T17:43:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Howsabout an E? Unfortunately, there are no E’s in this sentence either. **Strike three.** ---
**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, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/738 "2020-08-14T17:47:26Z")
Yikes! Um… mebbe an I? ---
**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, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/739 "2020-08-14T17:49:09Z")
Unfortunately there are no I’s either. **Strike four.** * * * The sentence remains the same: \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ . ---
**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, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/740 "2020-08-14T18:44:34Z")
Hmm. No E,A,I or T. Only one strike left. Statistical analysis dictates: give me an “N”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=38)