This is #201, first published Friday 13 Apr 18
I'm not superstitious and I think this is how they start. Anything good that happens when you're wearing your lucky pants just confirms that they're lucky. Our sheepy friends don't wear pants but they're still prone to this kind of confirmation bias.
What's more fun than a cuddle with a woolly critter?
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Transcript
FRAME 1:
Magpie hops past
Yvonne: One for sorrow. Quick - look for another...
Crow: Seriously? You don't really believe that stuff?
FRAME 2:
big acorn falls on crow's head
Crow: Ooft! $#!^
FRAME 3:
Crow: Quick - look for another magpie!
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