Christmas Riddles & The Coin Collector

The Coin Collector, a monthly house organ published in tabloid form by Bowers & Merena from 1994 to 2003, numbered 144 issues total. The readable Bowers formula combined coin commentary, the occasional presentation of original research, letters to the editor, engaging graphics, and of course coins for sale. The Internet has rendered the format obsolete, a pity for those of us who eagerly snatched such publications from the mailbox. From the February 19, 2001 issue (no. 104) come a pair of Christmas riddles contributed by reader Dr. Kathy Helgesen Fuller,

Q. What do you call Santa's helpers?
A. Subordinate Clauses.

Q. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
A. Frostbite.

Q. What do you call an elf who sings?
A. A wrapper.

OK, we confess the third riddle is a Chat GPT special. The reader is left to determine if AI is an improvement or not!

Link to The Coin Collector on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/539529