Logic Puzzle #4

This question was on my Philosophy 220A's problem set (homework). I thought the question was kind of neat so I decided to share it with you! Now there's no real correct answer to this question. It can be anything as long as you can prove it. So here it is:

Prove that this statement operator is non-truth functional:
It is logically possible that __________.

A truth functional operator is when you plug in a value (True/False) and it would only spit out one answer: either true or false, never both. A non-truth functional statement operator means that you can give it a value (True/False), and it would come out with two possibilities.

So here's a hint to how to find out prove that this statement operator is non-truth functional:
Give it two values, either both true, or both false, not one of each.
So for one of the values, prove it's true.
For the other value, prove that it's false.

For this statement, I believe it's easy to give it a true and prove that it's a true.
N = Kelly is a unisex name. - TRUE
It is logically possible that N. - TRUE

However, it's tricky to plug in a true and have it spit out a false. So here's another way to think of it:
* Find a statement that is true, but not logically possible.
S = Santa knows who's good or bad. - TRUE
It is logically possible that S. - FALSE

So Busy Lately...

I've been so busy lately that I don't even know why I'm writing this entry. To tell people about my sad and busy life I guess? It's only been like a little bit more than a week of school and I'm already behind with stuff (or at least I feel like I'm behind).

Last weekend, I spent 6 hours applying to co-op jobs. Co-op's just been eating up most of my time. Not only that, but while I was messing around with PlacePro last night (the website where we apply jobs at), I somehow changed 3 of my applications to a different portfolio than I wanted it to be. By the way, a portfolio is like this folder that you submit to each different job/company with a different cover letter and so on. I kept on trying to fix it, but it only made things worse. I want to talk to my coordinator about this and I've sent her two emails already, but I don't think she can do anything as well. We'll see. It'd really suck if my 6 hour effort over the weekend didn't do anything for me at all and made me submit the wrong portfolio when I had it at the right one to start with. So technically, it's not my fault that I'm submitting in the wrong portfolio. PlacePro is full of bugs and it's ruining my co-op status.

Lost in Translation

I had a conversation with Alex today, and it went something along the lines of this:

Alex: Hey, where are you?

Juli: I'm at Brock Hall doing math homework - I'm so lost!!

Alex: It can't be that bad o_O.. What are you doing in math?

Juli: Calculus III. 3D stuff

Alex: Geometry in 2D and 3D?

Juli: I don't know... do you consider calculus, geometry?

Alex: Analytic geometry -_-

Juli: Hahaha ok fine.

Alex: * sigh* You don't even know what you're learning... how do you expect to do well in the course?

Juli: Shut up! I've done better than you so far - *sticks out my tongue*

Alex: *Slaps Juli* shush you!

Juli: *cries*

Alex: weakling T_T

Juli: My math teacher isn't very good - she doesn't even know what she's talking about sometimes. She's always like "Ummm..... What's that word...??"

Alex: lolerz

Juli: She's German, I think. She's lost in translation.

The Time of The Month

Dear Kotex,

I recently noticed that the peel-off strip of my pantiliner had a bunch of "Kotex Tips for life" on it. Annoying advice such as:

Staying active during your period can relieve cramps. Avoiding caffeine may help reduce cramps and headaches. Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day to keep you hydrated and feeling fresh. Try Kotex blah blah blah other products

Obviously the person behind this was someone who has never possessed a functioning set of ovaries. Go ahead and tell a menstruating woman TO HER FACE that drinking 6-8 glasses of water will help keep her feeling fresh. See what happens and report back.

I'll wait. While you're at it, dump out the coffee at work and Remove the chocolate from the vending machine. I garan-friggin-tee that the first responders will be females who just ovulated.

Look, females don't need or want tips for living on feminine hygiene products.. Younger girls are already hearing "helpful" crap like that from their elderly relatives. Veteran females have already concocted their own recipes for survival, mainly containing alcohol.

Printing out shit advice while sneaking in ads for the brand THAT WAS ALREADY PURCHASED is just plain annoying, not to mention rude, stupid, and enough to send a girl running to the Always brand.

Mostly we'd like to forget that we even need these products. It's NOT a fun time, but DO NOT try to cheer us up by adding smiley faces or bunnies or flowery cutesy crap to your products or the packaging.

Put the shit in a plain brown wrapper so we can throw It in our carts discreetly and have it blend in among the wine and beer.

There is nothing more annoying than having a blinding pink package announcing your uterine state to everyone in the store.

The ultimate goal of your product should be functional invisibility at every stage, including at the point of purchase.

So take your tips for living and shove them right up your ass. Try drinking six to eight glasses of water to make you feel fresher while you're doing it!

Ovarily Yours,
Miss PMS

Disclaimer: This was found somewhere on the internet. It's been so long ago I don't even know where it was originated from.