Persist
Persist verb - To continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Running
Running adjective - Being in effective operation.
Both words in one sentence
- That said, many running gags and implicit Canon persist and almost all of its players are veterans of the original or Gaiden games.
Source: Roleplay / Mythril Aces - He's charmingly terrible at it, too: it's a Running Gag that no one can quite tell what the animals are actually supposed to be, which makes it all the more precious that he continues to persist in making them.
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