Hung or Hanged?

I recently received the following email.

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From: Cameron, Kirk
Sent: March 23, 2006 2:31 PM
To: Yaciuk, Donovan
Subject: Hung or Hanged?

Dear yaciuk.blogspot.com,

I've always wondered, what is the difference between the words "hung" and "hanged"? Both words are used to describe the past tense.. When should I use "hanged"? When should I use "hung"?

Love your blog.

Kirk Cameron

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Hi Kirk, excellent question, thanks for writing! Well, your ex-girlfriend has been quoted as saying that you should never use the term "hung" when describing yourself.

Only an object can be hung, for example "The coat was hung on the rack".

Only a person can be hanged, as in "The prisoner was hanged at the crack of dawn".

For fun, you could combine both and say that "Kirk Cameron was hanged when the ladies found out he wasn't hung."

And now you know, the rest of the story.

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