Here is one that backfired. We were on a works trip to the coast for a spot of sea fishing and rented a couple of little boats and set out into the North Sea with about six other work mates. The sea was not stormy but there was a long swell and one of the older blokes was sea sick over the side and lost his false teeth. We saw this happen and heard him cursing about his loss, so one of the other lads took out his false teeth and tied them to his line and cast them into the sea. After a few minutes he called out he had a bite and pulled out his teeth dangling on the end of the line. The old bloke who had lost his teeth grabed them and tried them in his mouth. He then said "Those arn't my buggers" and removed them and threw them back in.
Bill