It's a common practice in Chemistry classes to teach the class the importance of specificity in directions by having students write directions for some mundane task, and for the teacher to follow the directions specifically and with absolutely no additions. This Troper still has very vivid memories of a chemistry teacher doing exactly this (though swapping PB&J for grilled cheese sandwiches) and then gleefully ''making us eat the results of our instructions.''

It's also common in programming courses, because of aforementioned for computers to take characteristic of computers of taking everything literally.

My hockey coach actually had us do this with each other, not only for the reasons above, but to have us learn autonomy. Practicing bodychecking when you're being told in an incomplete way to do it is a lot less fun than it sounds...

One troper was wishing that someone in his hometown would rescue him from his current boredom. On his drive home, he saw a person with a cape driving a segway down a major road.

This troper has figured out a wish to subvert this trope: "I wish all my wishes are interpreted my way."

Wish granted: but no more wishes.

Once, This troper, when ordered to get all the milk crates off the sales floor, put them onto a dolly, and wheeled them just inside the produce doors. He then went on break. The boss was not amused.