I am having two nines and not taking a card;
I can shift a car’s gear; I can measure a yard;
I am hockey equipment with helmet and guard;
I’m to use an adhesive; or pin something hard.

Who am I?

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

I’m informing the bank of a check to decline;
I’m the wedge in the door; the red octagon sign;
I’m where bus riders wait; I’m where truck drivers dine;
And in telegraph texts, I’m the end of the line.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Sh8spearegrl. See comments for answer.

I’m surrounding a mirror to shield it from grime;
Get an innocent person accused of a crime;
I’m just one turn in bowling; where children can climb;
And a still of a movie, one moment in time.

Who am I?

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

From the base of your neck to the base of your spine;
I’m a football position; the end of the line;
To revisit a song or a webpage design;
And to lend your support where your interests align.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Bronx Richie. See comments for answer.

I’m the money you put up to get out of jail;
To abandon a plane when the engines all fail;
To make plans to meet up, but then later turn tail;
And when boats fill with water, you might grab a pail!

Who am I?

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

I get schooled by a Globetrotter, just as we planned;
I’m the final election; high-ranking command;
The attorney or surgeon for all of the land;
I’m a Hospital soap; or Electric-named brand.

Who am I?

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

I’m the plate and the flatware that make up a space;
I’m to purchase an ad; put a name to a face;
I’m to put down a bet; number two in a race;
And the spot where a digit exponents its base.

Who am I?

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

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?

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

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

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

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!

UPDATE 2: Contest won by me!

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.