While referencing my computer's built in dictionary, I encountered a bit of editorializing that I enjoyed:
The spelling baited breath instead of bated breath is a common mistake that, in addition to perpetuating a
cliché, evokes a distasteful image.
A distasteful image was indeed evoked, and it inspired what I believe is my first-ever limerick (unless I wrote any as a child).
The fisherman's breath was bated;
On thin ice had he skated.
The cause of concern:
a perm (not a worm).
His wife said she'd have his ass crated.