"if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging"

The first law of holes, or the law of holes, is an adage which states that "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging".[1][2] The meaning behind it is that if you find yourself in an untenable position, you should stop and change what you are doing, rather than carrying on and exacerbating the situation.


223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.

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