When you ask someone to do something, you hope that they will listen to your request and carry it out correctly. However, sometimes they end up listening a little too well! Here we have a selection of amusing images showing people who took things very literally. These images show us to be careful when asking ‘for a hand’ and to always be prepared for a surprise! Take a look and see if you’ve ever experienced a similar situation!
Taking baking at 120 degrees to a whole new level.
![People Who Took Things Very Literally bake at 120 degrees](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-bake-at-120-degrees.jpg)
‘Just put her in the bed’ no problem!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally car seat in bed](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-car-seat-in-bed.jpg)
When you ask for a copy of someone’s passport and get this…
![People Who Took Things Very Literally copy of passport](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-copy-of-passport.jpg)
Clever little guy, technically he’s not putting a foot outside!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally future lawyer](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-future-lawyer.jpg)
Not what you expect to see when you ask your kid for a hand…
![People Who Took Things Very Literally give me a hand](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-give-me-a-hand.jpg)
An interesting way of serving a half pint!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally half pint](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-half-pint.jpg)
Beware, when ordering a lettuce burger, it might look like this!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally lettuce burger](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-lettuce-burger.jpg)
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Ordering ‘one pepperoni pizza’. We don’t know whether we would laugh or get angry at this!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally one pepperoni pizza](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-one-pepperoni-pizza.jpg)
A little bit of common sense from the worker would have been nice!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally only ketchup](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-only-ketchup.jpg)
‘Please peel half of the potatoes’…
![People Who Took Things Very Literally peel half the potatoes](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-peel-half-the-potatoes.jpg)
Putting a reminder on your phone…
![People Who Took Things Very Literally phone reminder](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-phone-reminder.jpg)
One person spilled water on their phone. They asked their grandfather to soak it in rice, but he thought he had to cook it with the rice!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally rice and phone](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-rice-and-phone.jpg)
When someone asks you to save them a little bit of everything…
![People Who Took Things Very Literally save a bit of everything](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-save-a-bit-of-everything.jpg)
Finally a great joke we hadn’t heard before!
![People Who Took Things Very Literally spark is gone](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-spark-is-gone.jpg)
What a waste of frosting! This is the kind of sponge cake we hope to never encounter…
![People Who Took Things Very Literally sponge cake](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/People-Who-Took-Things-Very-Literally-sponge-cake.jpg)