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Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:50 +0000

I’m a station off-air; I’m a stage with no show;
I’m the absence of light; I’m a bat or a crow;
What you say when you don’t want much cream in your Joe;
And your place when there’s something you’re not meant to know.

Who am I?

Your Move: Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:51 +0000

The Shakespeare Teacher is out. It’s your move.

Today’s challenge is the Thursday Morning Riddle. The answer is:

PLACE

PLACE is correct. Way to go, Bill!

Now, you write the riddle.

Entries should follow the same format as earlier riddles: four lines of anapestic tetrameter with rhyme scheme AAAA (all four lines rhyme). Riddles are written in the first person (i.e., from the point of view of “Place”). Semicolons are used to mark a change in word meaning. The word “Place” should not be in the riddle, in any form.

Entries are due by February 8, and a winner will be chosen after that time.

UPDATE: Contest deadline extended until February 15. Good riddling!

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:34 +0000

I’m an errant foul ball that just glanced off the bat;
Pay the bill to your server, then add me to that;
I am Speaker O’Neill; I’m to greet with a hat;
And a stock or a horse you’re advised to look at.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Micah. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:15 +0000

I’m a warning that’s given so one may prepare;
I’m a sign that you post when you need to declare;
I’m to casually see, thus becoming aware;
And I’m word to your boss you’ll no longer be there.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:51 +0000

I’m the royals that make up twelve cards in the deck;
I’m a book that’s online you might constantly check;
I’m the area found between hairline and neck;
And the nickname of Team member Templeton Peck.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Kristy. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:00:58 +0000

I’m the angle that’s found in the joint of a square;
I’m the wing who’d have government stay laissez faire;
I’m correct on the facts; I’m the co-pilot’s chair;
And the speech that stays free or the arms you may bear.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:00:07 +0000

I’m the ensemble cast of a musical play;
I’m a corporate structure, just like Fannie Mae;
I’m the guests you invite to a private soiree;
And a name that is used to imply CIA.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:16:00 +0000

I’m a respite from work for some tea or a snack;
Take a shot at the cue ball to split up the rack;
I am taming a horse; I’m a bone with a crack;
And to add the last straw to a camel’s strained back.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:00:10 +0000

I am having two fives and then taking an ace;
I’m a dose of a drug; I’m to get to first base;
A professional killing; to punch in the face;
And the song on the charts with a laudable place.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:57 +0000

I can show you your seat, or stand watch at the door;
I once dated creation at four-thousand four;
I’m the groomsman at weddings who enters before;
And an R&B singer who did well with “More.”

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

I’m to misplace an object you never will find;
When the outcome of battle or sport is unkind;
When a doctor is leaving a patient behind;
Let your temper explode; or abandon your mind.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:00:09 +0000

I’m a sad variation of musical scale;
I’m a lesser-known league; unimportant detail;
I’m a petty offense that will mean little jail;
And a child restricted from drinking brown ale.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:00:43 +0000

I’m the dollar that makes all your bang somewhat cheap;
I’m the male of the deer and the goat and the sheep;
Help a rider dislodge with a quick sudden leap;
And the onerous blame that you pass or you keep.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:00:10 +0000

I’m the hut in the back where you store all your gear;
I’m providing the light that makes everything clear;
I’m the spilling of blood; I’m to let fall a tear;
And to cast off your skin when it’s that time of year.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:37 +0000

I’m a signal that’s found on a frequency band;
I’m the flutter of flags; I’m to hail with your hand;
A disturbance in water that crashes on land;
And when stadium sitters sequentially stand.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by DeLisa. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:26 +0000

You can batten me down when you’re under attack;
I’m contriving a scheme; to shade white space in black;
To come out of your shell when you’re ready to crack;
And a passenger car with a door in the back.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:00:47 +0000

I’m a volume of liquid, exceedingly small;
I’m the point in a path where you suddenly fall;
I’m an eye medication; a lost mobile call;
I’m a candy for coughs; and to not catch the ball.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:48 +0000

I’m the instrument favored by Little Boy Blue;
I’m the honk of the car; help you put on your shoe;
I am found on the head of a bull or gnu,
Or perhaps on your own, if your lady’s not true!

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:00:15 +0000

Since I make every stop, I’m the much slower train;
As I grew up around here, I know the terrain;
I’m the neighborhood union; grown food to sustain;
And I won’t knock you out, but I’ll manage the pain.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Bill — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:00:35 +0000

I’m the athlete who first puts a ball into play;
I’m a cake-slice-shaped spatula; also, a tray;
I’m a network computer that might cause delay;
I will bring you your food, and it’s me you’ll please pay.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Elizabeth. See comments for answer.