# 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:** 7
**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, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/121 "2020-07-31T18:15:41Z")
Hmm… let me think. Sure! 🙂 * * * / A Q U A T I C / \_\_\_ 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, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/122 "2020-07-31T18:17:14Z")
Dang! Hoping there was more of those. How about “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:** [July 31, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/123 "2020-07-31T18:19:38Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Hoping there was more of those. You’re on the right track anyway. 🙂 * * * / A Q U A T I C / \_\_\_ I R \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / 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, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/124 "2020-07-31T18:24:12Z")
L, 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, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/125 "2020-07-31T18:29:10Z")
Sure. There is only one L in this sentence. 🙂 * * * / A Q U A T I C / \_\_\_ I R \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ A \_\_\_ I T / T \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ L A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ . ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/126 "2020-07-31T18:30:01Z")
S, please. ---
**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, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/127 "2020-07-31T18:36:37Z")
Give me an N! ---
**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, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/128 "2020-07-31T18:38:13Z")
Yes, there are several of them. 🙂 * * * / A Q U A T I C / \_\_\_ I R \_\_\_ S / I \_\_\_ \_\_\_ A \_\_\_ I T / T \_\_\_ I S / I S L 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, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/129 "2020-07-31T18:43:51Z")
How about “H”? ---
**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, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/130 "2020-07-31T18:44:12Z")
I’ll take a D to go with my N. ---
**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, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/131 "2020-07-31T18:46:16Z")
Ah. OK, I’ll also take a B. Then, I’m out, because I can’t handle the responsibility. ---
**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, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/132 "2020-07-31T19:08:02Z")
All right. There are 4 guesses I need to process right now: N, H, D, and B. They will all find their places in the sentence: * * * / A Q U A T I C / B I R D S / I N H A B I T / T H I S / I S L A N D . * * * Congratulations @RItterSport! You have won this round > [@RitterSport](#): > > Then, I’m out, because I can’t handle the responsibility. Does this mean you can’t post the next sentence? I’m not sure what you mean. * * * If so, would anyone else like to do the honors? ---
**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, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/133 "2020-07-31T20:22:44Z")
Right, I’m not really available until tomorrow. ---
**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 1, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/134 "2020-08-01T02:09:58Z")
Whenever you are ready. ---
**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 1, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/135 "2020-08-01T10:41:30Z")
OK, I hope I don’t screw this up. /\_\_ **/** \_\_ \_\_ **/** /\_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ **/** **/** /\_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ **/** \_\_ \_\_/ There’s some punctuation in there, but I’m leaving it out. ---
**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 1, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/136 "2020-08-01T10:44:37Z")
Uh, Discourse completely mangled my sentence. Hold on a minute. ---
**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 1, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/137 "2020-08-01T10:46:03Z")
Trying again: / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / ---
**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 1, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/138 "2020-08-01T10:50:45Z")
All right. Thank you. 🙂 I want to guess an I (whose lowercase letter is “i”). ---
**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 1, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/139 "2020-08-01T10:53:52Z")
Ok: / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / I \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / ---
**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 1, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/140 "2020-08-01T12:41:03Z")
A, please. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=8)