# Five-Strike Hangman

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633>\
**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\
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**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 17, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/841 "2020-08-17T16:50:10Z")

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Done. 🙂

# 🧊 🧊 🖊 O 🧊 🧊 O S 🖊 L O O K 🖊 L I K E 🖊 A 🖊 B U N C H 🖊 O F 🖊 B O Z O S .

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**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 17, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/842 "2020-08-17T17:09:56Z")

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hmmmm’M’

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**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 17, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/843 "2020-08-17T17:28:28Z")

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Okay, I get it. 🙂

# M 🧊 🖊 O 🧊 🧊 O S 🖊 L O O K 🖊 L I K E 🖊 A 🖊 B U N C H 🖊 O F 🖊 B O Z O S .

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**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 18, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/844 "2020-08-18T00:59:25Z")

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Y? (Because we like you!)

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**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 18, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/845 "2020-08-18T06:38:08Z")

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All right. 🙂

# M Y 🖊 O 🧊 🧊 O S 🖊 L O O K 🖊 L I K E 🖊 A 🖊 B U N C H 🖊 O F 🖊 B O Z O S .

We’re almost there.

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**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 18, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/846 "2020-08-18T14:04:55Z")

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Ppp?  
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**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 18, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/847 "2020-08-18T14:07:16Z")

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# M Y 🖊 O P P O S 🖊 L O O K 🖊 L I K E 🖊 A 🖊 B U N C H 🖊 O F 🖊 B O Z O S .

Congratulations @SCAdian ! You win this round. 🙂

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**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 18, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/848 "2020-08-18T14:13:25Z")

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Lucky me. 😃

/ - - - - / - - - / - - - - / - - - / - - - - / - - - - - - / - - - - / - - - / - - - - - - - / ; / - - - - - - / - - - - - - / - - - - / - - - - / . /

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**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 18, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/849 "2020-08-18T14:16:19Z")

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Don’t think you need the / at either the beginning or end of the sentence, but that’s just me.

Any As in there?

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**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 18, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/850 "2020-08-18T14:17:49Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> but that’s just me.

Actually, I enjoy variations (that show people’s view on things). 🙂

* * *

I would like to guess E, please.

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**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 18, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/851 "2020-08-18T14:31:17Z")

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AE…

/ - - **E** - / - **A** - / - - **A** - / **A** - - / - - - - / - - - - - - / - - - - / **E** - - / - - - **E** - **A** - / ; / **A** - - - - - / - **E**  **A** - **E** - / - - - - / - **A** - - / . /

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Don’t think you need the / at either the beginning or end of the sentence,

They’re not necessary – I just like the symmetry.

Though what an Irish burial ground has to do with anything, I don’t know.

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**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 18, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/852 "2020-08-18T14:40:56Z")

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Heh. I’d like an I, I would.

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**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 18, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/853 "2020-08-18T14:47:36Z")

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_An_ ‘I’ it is…

/ - - **E** - / - **A** - / - - **A** - / **A** - - / - - - - / - - **I** - - - / - - - - / **E** - - / - - - **E** - **A** - / ; / **A** - - - - - / - **E**  **A** - **E** - / - - - - / - **A** - - / . /

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**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 18, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/854 "2020-08-18T14:48:56Z")

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O you shouldn’t have!

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**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 18, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/855 "2020-08-18T16:48:35Z")

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Maybe this time there will be a “T”.

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**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 18, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/856 "2020-08-18T17:04:34Z")

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O for he and T for thee:

/ **T** - **E** - / - **A** - / **T** - **A** - / **A** - - / - **O**  **O** - / **T** - **I** - - - / - - - **T** / **E** - - / - **O** - **E** - **A** - / ; / **A** - **T** - - - / - **E**  **A** - **E** - / - - - **T** / - **A** - - / . /

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**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 18, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/857 "2020-08-18T17:17:04Z")

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I for one would like to see all the vowels in there.

So, I’ll guess U this time. 🙂

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**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 18, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/858 "2020-08-18T17:18:16Z")

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Maybe an “H”, if you would.

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**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 18, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/859 "2020-08-18T18:07:51Z")

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Uh…

/ **T**  **H**  **E** - / - **A** - / **THAT** / **A** - - / - **O**  **O** - / **T**  **H**  **I** - - - / - **U** - **T** / **E** - - / - **O** - **E** - **A** - / ; / **A**  **U**  **T**  **U** - - / - **E**  **A** - **E** - / - **U** - **T** / - **A** - - / . /

Oops - missed a ‘T’.

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**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 18, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/860 "2020-08-18T18:10:38Z")

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Guessing a “V”.

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