So now that we've helped out with a bunch of "why" suggestions, here are some examples of odd requests.

Switch a pair of identical dogs owned by identical twins who never met.
Retrieve the last cigarette butt to be swept out of [insert local stadium here] after a serious home team loss, and give it to [insert odd NPC]. Then make sure the last one has a piece of gum stuck to it, and decide whether the addition makes it invalid.
Hug your state Senator.
Make sure a particular deli passes an upcoming health inspection. The deli has no obvious tactical, supernatural or political value.
Rescue someone who will drown in [insert body of water here] in the next week. Don't give an actual day or time.

Aaaand I have a Buffy flashback.
"These will not protect you!" (for those who don't know: Clicky)
My favourite random nonsense whatsoever  

As for the rest, I like lists like that  

How about "Playing a pure mortal":
Real men: Will play himself, only a little lot more buff.
Real roleplayers: He will do a lot of research to finally play a character that is as different from himself as possible to create a roleplaying challenge for himself.
Real Loonies: Plays a cheese salesman. Or a pure mortal cheese.
Real Munchkins: Somehow plays the only pure mortal that can shift into a wolf and throw a weapon:8 fireball with each paw.