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Observations, field guides, and official statements from the front lines of restrained disapproval.

Warning signs include unironic enthusiasm, sincere group chats, and a suspicious absence of eye rolls at team-building events.

From the standing ovation for a status update to the heartfelt farewell email for a two-week intern, we review the incidents.

Regional variations, appropriate contexts, and how to maintain plausible deniability across seventeen time zones.

We would like to clarify, once more and with feeling, that this is a joke. We appreciate your concern. It was unnecessary.

A raised eyebrow, three well-timed pauses, and at least one phrase you can deliver without changing your facial expression.

A brief and largely unnecessary journey through humanity’s long tradition of saying one thing and meaning another.