mmm, shall I say - I have seen many stupid things from a tower but I decline to comment on the grounds that I may incriminate myself?
Or that most of the stupid things I have seen have been managers?
Did once tell a light twin that subject the one pushing back on to the taxiway, he could taxi to stand xx. Light twin didn't stop but instead executed what can only be described as an 'over taking' manouevre twixt the push back and the apron and continued to his stand!
And no, it wasn't at Ooh-arr International.