"I didn't pay attention."

Just got off the phone with one of our clients, who was following up on an interview he'd had last week. He wanted to know if any progress had been made towards our manufacturing the bulletproof ski goggles he ordered, which is what we do here. I asked him who his interview had been with:

H.E. Pennypacker: Oh, I'm not sure, I'm sorry.

Cautious Carl: No worries, we'll figure it out. What did the person look like?

H.E. Pennypacker: It was a lady with black hair.

Cautious Carl: Okay, I think I know who it was. Was she pregnant?

H.E. Pennypacker (laughing nervously): Uh, I didn't pay attention to that.

Do you know what pregnancy does to a lady's body, Pennypacker? It doesn't take a private eye to discern pregnancy. It's not something that takes special attention to notice. I mean, the woman we're talking about is due in a month. Maybe he thought I was asking if she was of distant German heritage, or if she was wearing green socks. Those are things you wouldn't notice if you weren't paying attention. Here is something you would notice even if you were somebody's pet ferret: