Anyone here done this to someone?

Back in HS a friend (mechanically challenged) of mines first car was a late 60's Caprice. One day his muffler started dragging. He pulls over to check it and a helpful area resident offered him a coat hanger to tie it up with. He tied it right to the driveshaft.
Another time somehow he had a bunch of landscaping mesh wrapped around it. I think someone pulled a fast one on him but no one owned up to it that we found out.