I recall reading an "I Learned About Flying From That (ILAFFT)" article about a chap who was cleared for an immediate take off at a joint civil / mil airport in the states as there was a big fast mean fighter jet coming quickly down the approach. So he trundles out, noswheel goes over the rope very nicely, thankyou very much, but the mainwhells of his C150 do a very good impression of a naval aircrafts arrestor hook, and snags the aircraft nicely on the runway.
Unalbe to go back, and with the arrestor cable stopping forward motion, our intrepid narrator decides to apply throttle. no luck. more throttle. still nothing. only with full throttle and his passenger pusing the cable down to let the wheels pass over it (if my memory serves me correct) lets the aircraft continue. He takes off and the fighter has a late clearance to land.
If there was a point to me reciting this story, i have long since forgotten what it was.
Matty