Thoughts

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

We had someone come in to give our department an inservice on some new equipment. Since she comes once a year or so, many of us have gotten to know her over the years.

Most of the guys tend to find her attractive. But today, something was different.

She seemed to be much heavier. And her usual form fitting clothes were gone, replaced by a loosely fitting shirt that just made her look even heavier.

As a result, many of us were wondering whether she was pregnant (she got married just last year) or perhaps she had simply began gaining weight.

That made me wonder how anyone would go about asking that type of thing. You can't just come right out and ask a woman, "Hey, are you pregnant?" If she's not, she'll never speak to you again! But then again, sometimes curiosity gets the best of you. You've just got to be sly about it.

The two best ones I heard from my co-workers were:
(1) How have your mornings been? Any sickness?
(2) Are you planning any big trips or time off any time soon?