Several years ago, a mob of us headed over to the South Carolina coast for some golf, fishing and relaxation. One of us is a world-class chef; and every night he prepared a magnificent dinner…fresh fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables, and breads.

The next morning, after one such meal, we were loading up for another full day of fishing and drinking cold beverages, and I couldn’t find the bait. We had a large sack of shrimp that had been in the sun and nasty ass bilge water for twelve hours the previous day…and it wasn’t where I’d left it. I finally asked the cook if he’d seen the bait…and he asked what bait. I said…you know, that big sack of shrimp…Silence…

… He replied…damn, we ate it. I didn’t realize it was bait, and I cooked it last night…is everyone all right?

That’s right…we ate the bait.