Fool's Errand (idea)

A Fool's Errand is a task which is (usually) impossible to complete. These types of tasks are generally given to people who have an immense need to be somewhere far away from the task-giver, but don't yet know this.

Some common tasks are:

• Finding a can of checkered paint
• Being sent for a "left-handed smoke-shifter"
• Being sent to catch a snipe
• Being told to obtain a can of headlight fluid or a tub of elbow grease.
• Being sent for a long stand or a long weight