Ipsedixitism

Another one of interesting links to chew upon while drifting across the continents.....
http://www.drbilllong.com/2007Words/Fun.html

Some Fun, But Obscure, Words
Bill Long 3/1/07
Isms and Nowhere
After taking lots of time to slog through all the words from the 2005 Bee, I thought it would be good, before plowing into other Bees, to write an essay on some of the more interesting-sounding words I have come across in the past few months. In short, these words are a lot of fun, whether or not you might easily be able to use them. They include words for "nowhere," such as nullibicity and erewhon (nowhere spelled backwards); words for difficult situations, illth and dystopia; words for "thisness" or "thatness," haecceity and quiddity; and then, finally, various isms, such as itacism, etacism, iotacism and betacism. To this we should add illeism, ipsedixitism and spheterize. I would propose a new word spheterism, to fit into the "ism" category. When all is said and done in this weird essay I am sure you agree with me that we also ought to define oddment.
Nowheresville
Let's begin with nullibicity. It can be defined as "the state or condition of existing nowhere." Though this term was first used in 1822, it was preceded by 150 years by nullibist, a term coined by the Cambridge Platonist Henry More (1614-1687) in one of his works. What was of concern to 17th century philosophers was the question of whether extension was a necessity for a body, and whether the mind itself had extension. Hobbes, Descartes, More and other significant names weighed in on this momentous question. More argued three points: (1) lacking extension entailed lacking location; (2) lacking location entailed lacking existence; (3) nothing exists that is nonextended [See the helpful online essay by Robert Pasnau on "Mind and Extension (Descartes, Hobbes, More)]. Then, in his work Enchiridion Metaphysicum, More coined the term nullibist to describe his opponents who seemingly believed that whatever is extended must be material and that, therefore, since God is immaterial, extension is not necessary for existence. God is, in fact, "no-where." Well, I am really truncating the argument, but by the time that nullibicity was coined in the 1820s, the rich and impenetrable 17th century philosophical context had been lost. One author could write (1822): They have succeeded so far as to render her [sc. Liberty] in a state of nullibicity." The word has subseqently been only sparingly used, but I think that nullibicity ought to have a revival in our day--to mean the confusion that we all feel at times when we are completely lost. We would be in a state of nullibicity.

Banned Boondocks ? But Why???

Huey:: Mr. Jones, it's Huey. You ready?
James Earl Jones::Young man, I told you last time this isn't funny. You're going to get us both in trouble.
Huey:: Last time, I promise. Hold on. [Opens a three-way call]
George W. Bush:: [Answers the phone] This is Bush.
Huey:: Mr. President, please hold for Darth Vader.
James Earl Jones:: [In full Vader voice] President Bush, this is Darth Vader... I wanted to thank you for helping spread Evil throughout the galaxy!
George W. Bush:: Uh... Thank you, Lord Vader!
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(comic_strip)

Now why would they object to Boondocks in the land of the Free ? :P