I was given a task yesterday which contained two contradictory elements. Of course i went down fighting and faced punishment. Since i knew it wouldn't be a tough one i didn't make too much of a fuss about it, just tried to subtly hint at him that i was bound to fail (of course i know that subtle hints are wasted on most guys, and lo and behold, it was...lol)

But what if it were for a more serious punishment? Should i tell him his task was impossible to accomplish? Would you?