I answer the phone at work today...it is a colleague's son. (His mom had shown me a pic of him scaling a mountain, not thirty minutes before. Looked mighty scary, to me, him hanging on by a thread.)
Actual conversation:
Me: Hey!!! I just saw a picture of you climbing, hanging from a mountain! Does that ever scare you?
Him: Yes.
Me: Seriously? Oh, my goodness! The phone is busy, I'm so sorry I can't reach your mother. Shall I have her call you back, are you at work?
Him: Actually, I'm on top of Mount Moran.
Me: Get out!!! Seriously?!
The wind begins to blow through the phone...
Him: Yes. We are about to begin our descent.
Me: I'll let your mom know.
Holy cow.
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