Yiddish has the concept of a schlemiel and a schlimazel. Sadly, English does not. A schlemiel is always the one who causes problems, but never on purpose. He accidentally spills the soup. A schlimazel is the person who always seems to be the unlucky one. The one who always gets the souped spilled on him.
Don't try to get your boss involved in playing ball with you if he's a schlemiel.
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