Some of the fusions taken from the preface and the first pages are the following: “_Turkey’s money is like the hay of the sea._” This is only a condensation of the two expressions, “Money like hay,” “Money like the sands of the sea.” Or: “_I am nothing but a leafless pillar which tells of a vanished splendor_,” which is a fusion of “leafless trunk” and “a pillar which, etc.” Or: “_Where is Ariadne’s thread which leads out of the Scylla of this Augean stable?_” for which three different Greek myths contribute an element each. The modifications and substitutions can be treated collectively without much forcing; their character can be seen from the following examples which are peculiar to Wippchen, they are regularly permeated by a different wording which is more fluent, most banal, and reduced to mere platitudes. “_To hang my paper and ink high._” The saying: “To hang one’s bread-basket high,” expresses metaphorically the idea of placing one under difficult conditions. But why not stretch this figure to other material? “_Already in my youth Pegasus was alive in me._” When the word “pegasus” is replaced by “the poet,” one can recognize it as an expression often used in autobiographies. Naturally “pegasus” is not the proper word to replace the words “the poet,” but it has thought associations to it and is a high-sounding word. From Wippchen’s other numerous productions some examples can be shown which present the pure comic. As an example of comic disillusionment the following can be cited: “_For hours the battle raged, finally it remained undecisive_”; an example of comical unmasking (of ignorance) is the following: “_Clio, the Medusa of history_,” or quotations like the following: “_Habent sua fata morgana._” But our interest is aroused more by the fusions and modifications because they recall familiar techniques of wit. We may compare them to such modification witticisms as the following: “He has a great future behind him,” and Lichtenberg’s modification witticisms such as: “New baths heal well,” etc. Should Wippchen’s productions having the same technique be called witticisms, or what distinguishes them from the latter?