“if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
Nailed it
I love this one every time I see it. Of all the fantastic FoxTrots, this is definitely in my top 3
I seriously want the entire John Campbell annotated Bad Machinery set in print
As a pilot, that’s basically true – though pulling back too hard on the yoke will cause a stall and crash.
There’s a common quote in aviation:
Flying is the 2nd greatest thrill known to man. Landing is the first.
“Full-service” holiday camp really took on a new meaning in the next panel. Clearly, they just want to resolve this dispute in a way everyone gets a happy ending.
It does add a certain dramatic tension
This was a character tic before covid, now it’s just standard procedure
The way Emlyn’s face keeps getting redder, I think his head might be boiling
I believe that’s a ghostly portrayal of the position of her arm at the beginning of the WANG
“if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”