what an utter condesending s#$#t! Yeah, poke me on freq so I can put down my coffe mug. What an idiot....
When somebody says its call sign followed by word "request", they do it because an unorthodox question (and 100% non urgent) is going to follow. I always understood this as sign of respect, I reciprote this to the crew when I want to ask them something out of ordinary.