That's the kind of thing that makes me wonder how many electronics get thrown out just because of dried up paste. A tech YouTuber did a test with toothpaste as a last resort and it actually worked for a few hours in a pinch.

Wait, did you check if it was maybe a podcast you had playing? Sometimes my phone connects and plays the weirdest stuff from an app I forgot was open. That detail about your boss is seriously creepy though.

Ugh, seriously? That advice is the worst. You just end up wasting everyone's time and looking rude.