Of course, a state may be particularly unlucky in any given year and be struck by an unusually large number of destructive storms.

If you are particularly unlucky, the busboy, despite your most earnest attempts at dissuasion, will repeat the whole thing.

The Methodist church, on a busy corner, is particularly unlucky.

Again, in addition to the few particularly unlucky days it has, the month of May is still the most inauspicious month in which to get married.

May 3rd is a particularly unlucky date for a wedding.

Diagnosis: The first thing that stands out from the numbers is that Damon isn't getting particularly unlucky.

"If we're particularly unlucky, we may not be able to detect the cause," Dr. Roscoe said.

Last year, the Year of the Rooster, was thought to be particularly unlucky for marriages.

"After all that, if you're particularly unlucky with any part of the legal end, you may have to pay me," Mr. Brightman said.

Think of the unfortunate rebels here as particularly unlucky lab rats.