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Is there a term for this?
kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Started conversation Mar 5, 2010
Was discussing the vagaries of my computer recently and realised it's very similar to my car. I often have intermittent faults that are never apparent in the presence of a mechanic 
It's a syndrome, I'm sure, just don't know the right name...
Is there a term for this?
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Mar 5, 2010
The 'Dentist Syndrome'
... the pain disappears as soon as you sit in the chair 
Is there a term for this?
Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Mar 5, 2010
Very true - a garage once had my car for a whole month trying to discover the intermittent fault which meant it would just *not start. They couldn't. They brought it back and the very next day it had to be towed in again 
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- 1: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 5, 2010)
- 2: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Mar 5, 2010)
- 3: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 5, 2010)
- 4: Lanzababy - Guide Editor (Mar 5, 2010)
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