Heard recently at work:
Pilot: "Good morning XXXX Approach, XXX with you level 160. Request your latest surface data please?"
App/Twr: "XXX, XXXX Approach good morning. Descend to 7000', QNH 1013. Current surface data; (controller procedes to read out the METAR)
Once the acft had landed and off loaded pax, etc. The pilot called for start again.
Pilot: "XXXX Twr, XXX requesting start and your latest surface data please?"
Stumped, the cotroller turned to me to confirm the ATIS was working. And yes, the ATIS was fully fuctional.
Twr: "XXX, are you not picking up the ATIS?"
Pilot: "Oh
...haven't tried that one yet
!"