# 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:** 6
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/101 "2020-07-31T14:14:57Z")
Very close now. E V E R Y / D O \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ A S / I T S / D A Y ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/102 "2020-07-31T14:15:19Z")
G, 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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/103 "2020-07-31T14:16:14Z")
And I will guess H, please. ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/104 "2020-07-31T14:17:01Z")
And, in Russia, Coke jinxes you! I had no idea you were in Romania (why would I?). We really do have people from all over. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/105 "2020-07-31T14:18:21Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > And, in Russia, Slav peoples have been absorbed here, and some of the mythology is relatively similar. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/106 "2020-07-31T14:42:17Z")
E V E R Y / D O G / H A S / I T S / D A Y **Placebo** , well done - the next round goes to you. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/107 "2020-07-31T15:39:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > the next round goes to you. Thank you. ๐Ÿ™‚ * * * Here is the new sentence: / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/108 "2020-07-31T15:47:59Z")
E, 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:** [July 31, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/109 "2020-07-31T15:50:14Z")
Then A, if you 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:** [July 31, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/110 "2020-07-31T15:55:05Z")
Thank you for your prompt guesses. ๐Ÿ™‚ Unfortunately, there are no Eโ€™s in this sentence. **Strike one.** * * * However, there are some Aโ€™s. ๐Ÿ™‚ / **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . * * * (Thank you again. Iโ€™ll be away for a couple of hours or less.) ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/111 "2020-07-31T16:39:14Z")
I would like to guess a โ€œTโ€, 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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/112 "2020-07-31T17:12:51Z")
T is a good guess. ๐Ÿ‘ * * * Let me reveal them now: / **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A**** T **\_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_** A **\_\_\_ \_\_\_** T **/** T **\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_** A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/113 "2020-07-31T17:19:24Z")
O captain, my captain, Iโ€™d like an O ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/114 "2020-07-31T17:23:19Z")
Thank you for the guess. ๐Ÿ™‚ Unfortunately there are no Oโ€™s in this sentence. **Strike two.** * * * The sentence remains the same: / **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A** **T** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **T** / **T** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ **A** \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/115 "2020-07-31T17:23:51Z")
Weโ€™re running low on vowels. Iโ€™ll guess i. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/116 "2020-07-31T17:29:25Z")
And then a U, 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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/117 "2020-07-31T17:56:00Z")
Thank you for the two new guesses. Both I and U can be found in this statement. Let me post the updated sentence: * * * It is no longer โ€œnecessaryโ€ for me to bold(en?) the letters: / A \_\_\_ U A T I \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ A \_\_\_ I T / T \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/118 "2020-07-31T17:59:11Z")
Gimme a Q, 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:** [July 31, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/119 "2020-07-31T18:03:04Z")
Of course. ๐Ÿ™‚ * * * / A Q U A T I \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ A \_\_\_ I T / T \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/120 "2020-07-31T18:14:19Z")
How about a โ€œCโ€? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=7)