October 4, 2009: Sunday Showdown!

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• While we've usually caught the Lockhorns in the midst of their futile marriage counseling sessions, today's panel gives us a peek at how their sessions usually end. Counselor Pullman is so jaded to the whole routine that he makes Loretta-esque puns while asking his secretary (who may also be the same beady eyed receptionist for the Lockhorn's physician, Dr. Blog) to hit the usual hot line to the police department. All in a worthless day's work for the good counselor. It's a push.
• For someone that can't figure out simple modern innovations like dvd players and microwaves, I find it quite unbelievable that Leroy actually owns a actual cellular phone let alone has figured out how to set up and maintain a Twitter account (is this also being part of the "anti-social" network?). In the back of my mind I suspect he's just punching random numbers into his tip calculator. Loretta gets the point and goes up 1-0 as she repeats the most obvious joke ever made about Twitter.
• You really can't argue with air tight logic like that. Leroy mixes up a nice, smooth cocktail of laziness and sexism to really get under Loretta's skin. He gets extra props for the laid back style of his delivery; no need for him to even get off the recliner. He should, however, realize that while the reclined position is great for emphasizing his point, it still leaves him quite open and vulnerable to Loretta's fist in his stomach. Leroy ties it up 1-1.
• The moment when Loretta comes back from food shopping is one of Leroy's few opportunities to salvage unprepared food stuffs before they become ruined by Loretta's cooking. While feverishly searching through the shopping bags for editable sustenance, Loretta drops of a hammer of disappointment on him by confiscating the cookies. As further punishment, Loretta will no doubt make them especially inedible when incorporating them into one of her signature dishes. Loretta gets the point.
• If countless pedestrians and other motorists haven't managed to avoid their demise at the hands of Loretta's reckless driving, what hope do immobile trees have? This is obviously some hyperbole to emphasize how dangerous a driving Loretta is to every living thing in the world. Leroy secretly hopes for the day when a particularly larger tree fails to swerve out of Loretta's way and the roads are once again safe for all plants and animals. Leroy knots it up at 2-2, forcing the push for the day.
  

Official Count:

Leroy - 85
Loretta - 106
Push - 86