Two tin cans linked by a badly frayed string on a dark olive background.

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Fame, Glory, and Other Things on my To-do List

Janette Rallison

Guys. Just when you think you figure them out, they purposely make no sense.

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Just when the speaker thinks they've decoded guys, the rules change. The complaint is playful exasperation, with 'purposely' making the confusing behavior sound like a deliberate game. It's the frustration of thinking you've understood someone and then being proven wrong.

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