Bad luck
Bad luck noun - An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
Running
Running noun - The act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something.
Both terms in one sentence
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Don Rosa: In "The Duck Who Never Was", Donald has such bad luck on his birthday that he wishes he were never born after running into a Genie in a Bottle.
Source: Or Was It a Dream? -
Running Gag: Quite a few, including Sprocket's reaction to any mention of Ned Shimmelfinney and Wembley's bad luck with that one pipe.
Source: Series / Fraggle Rock -
Also the boat captain who constantly has the bad luck of running into Kratos and not surviving.
Source: Video Game / God of War Series
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