On 30 Mar 2006 17:43:06 -0800, surftom wrote:
Is there an official name for the axiom that we all suffer from that
goes something like this.

I have to fix something
before I can fix it I have to fix the tool that fixes the somthing
before I can fix the tool I need to rewire the house to plug in the
welder to fix the tool
etc etc

It must have an official name and I'm sure I've heard it but for the
life of me I cant remember it!

In IT, that's called "cascading dependancies". Also called "SNAFU".