The Onion:
SANTA CLARITA, CA—Instantly mobilizing in response to a coworker’s positive remark about his job performance, local marketing assistant Devin Brandt’s neuroses really put the genuine compliment he received through the wringer Monday, sources confirmed. “There had to be an ulterior motive hidden in there somewhere, right? Or maybe he was being sarcastic.”
There’s not a huge amount more to this on The Onion’s full piece but you must read it because you recognise Every Single Word, don’t you?