Five-Strike Hangman

Thread Games
581

An “F”, if you would.

582

And if you would ‘B’ so kind…

583

F ‘n’ B…

/ I / HAD / THIS / STORY / FROM / ONE / WHO / HAD / NO / B _ S I N E S S / TO / TELL / IT / TO / ME / , / OR / TO / ANY / OTHER / . /


So – whose turn in the barrel is it?

584

I’ll try a “U”, Edgar.

585

I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other.


First sentence of ERB’s Tarzan of the Apes, the first book in the series.

586

and now for something a little different…

_ _ . / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ . / _ _ _ _ _ ’ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .

587

R we ready?

588

_R. / _ _ R _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / R _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ / _ R _ . / _ R _ _ _ ’ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Here you R.

589

Quit 'T’s-ing me.

590

T for you.

_ R. / _ _ R _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / R _ _ T _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ / _ R _ ./ _ R _ _ _ ’ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .

591

I guess the board software ate my post, so I’ll try again.

S, please.

592

'S indeed.

_ R. / _ _ R _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ S / _ _ / _ _ _ S _ / R _ _ T _ _ S , / _ _ _ _ S / _ R S . / _ R _ _ _ ’ S / _ _ S _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .

593

D, please.

594

There is one D.

_ R. / _ _ R _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ S / _ _ / _ _ _ S _ / R _ _ T _ _ S , / _ _ _ _ S / _ R S . / _ R _ _ _ ’ S / D _ S _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .

595

Mmmm, good.

596

I knew you would

MR. / M _ R _ _ _ / _ _ _ M _ S / _ _ / _ _ _ S _ / R _ _ T _ MS , / _ _ M _ S / M R S . / _ R _ M _ ’ S / D _ S _ _ / M _ _ _ M _ _ .

597

We need some vowels. How about E?

598

Strike one. No “E”.

599

H - got a guess on one word anyway…

600

H it is.

MR. / M _ R _ H _ / _ _ M _ S / _ _ / _ _ _ S _ / R H _ T H M S , / _ _ M _ S / M R S. / _ R _ M _ ’ S / D _ S _ _ / M _ _ M _ _ .