Riddle time!

[willofbob]

(browses AT4W) Archives
Ahh, here it is! (Anyone who's seen the relevant storyline, don't answer)

Beneath the seas, besides the flame,
Off the coast where the lost beast came,
To bring the world misery and shame,
A piece of the world is missing.

The path you should have never crossed,
The Beast exacts a heavy cost,
The number of the Beast is lost,
You will know it by its hissing.

The bones from hell you cannot tame,
Devour your life and all your fame,
That is the price to play its game,
And all while you're reminiscing.

 

[snappydog]

Okay, this one might be a bit obscure but here goes:

A man was found dead, under a pile of 52 bicycles. Other than the fact that it was a murder, the police didn't find the crime scene the least bit unusual. What happened?

My grandmother has a deck of really old playing cards, and if I remember correctly, the brand was Bicycle. So essentially, he died with a deck of playing cards on top of him in a pile probably after he beat his killer in a poker game.

You're correct, I wasn't sure anyone was going get that. I mean, Bicycle is still one of the most widely sold brands in the US, but you'd still have to have heard of them. Depends on how much you play cards, I guess.

I heard that one as that he was found under 53 bicycles, and was killed because he cheated.

Anyway, here's one from a previous riddle thread: What starts with e, ends with e and has only one letter? (And is not the letter e.) My apologies for stealing this from the person who put it in the other thread but it's a good riddle.

An envelope?

Ding ding ding ^_^