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- It is absolutely ridiculous that Leroy, who usually watches in helpless horror was Loretta racks up massive credit card debts at the mall, suddenly decides to put his massive foot down when it comes to her frivolous use of postage stamps. Perhaps he is starting small in his ongoing attempts to curtail Loretta's reckless spending; going for a winnable, low stakes, battle and gradually working his way up to preventing larger purchases. Good luck with that one Leroy. As lame and petty as Leroy's actions here are, it still meets the standard for a point. Leroy leads 1-0.
- I do enjoy that classic picture of Leroy and Loretta on their wedding day. While it's easy to understand Leroy's distinctive look of equal parts fear and disappointment, Loretta's wide smile is somewhat harder to read. She should be just as unhappy as Leroy (and it clearly can't be affection since she is physically incapable of such emotions). My guess is that her spiteful nature is so great that she is actually taking joy at the prospect of having a long unhappy marriage where both spouses will be equally miserable. Though Loretta's comments are point worthy, Leroy isn't around to capitalize. It's a push. Leroy still leads 1-0.
- Loretta's ever vigilant pursuit of standing in the way between Leroy and his towering amazons is so obsessive and single-minded that Loretta is more than willing to put the lives of innocent patrons at the beach at risk by commandeering a lifeguard station for her own personal use. For all we know a child could have been carried off by a riptide while Loretta was closely monitoring Leroy. Unfortunately for Loretta, Leroy is once again nowhere to be found in the panel to absorb Loretta's insults. Perhaps Leroy is employing a new strategy of hiding to render Loretta's barbs powerless. It's another push, Leroy continues to hold a 1-0 advantage.
- The subject of the Lockhorns' unhappy nuptials returns again in the fourth panel. This time both Lockhorns are present and accounted for, but it's Leroy that is pulling off a bitter put down rather than Loretta. If Leroy's comment is true then Loretta's perplexing smile in their wedding photo makes slightly more sense, since she was the one initiating the awful marriage. Was it all part of some lifelong master plan of hers to keep Leroy as unhappy as possible for the rest of his life? Leroy clutches the day with that point as he takes a 2-0 lead.
- There is no explicit indication as to what Leroy's job is. All we know is that it involves wearing a tie, is in an office, and that his paycheck is laughably small. One potential profession that I considered was that he was a lawyer. Now Loretta's line about past performance guaranteeing future results, which is a major rule when it comes to attorneys advertising their past success to potential future clients seems point closer to my suspicions. Although Leroy is asleep (possibly knocked out) on the couch and most likely unaware of Loretta's comments, I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt. Playing for pride Loretta salvages a point to put the final tally at 2-1 Leroy who pulls off an subtly dominant Sunday Showdown victory.
Official Count:
Leroy - 69
Loretta - 84
Push - 44
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