February 1, 2009: Sunday Showdown!

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Clockwise from the bottom left:

• Nicely played Leroy. I'm sure Loretta, like all classic comical hag wives, has a shrill, outrageously irritating singing voice. In addition, she probably also has a buffoonish, deluded impression that her voice is actually good. Way to exploit that traditional goldmine. One point to Leroy.
• A nice little example of Leroy's trademark frugality. I can totally imagine the Lockhorns' kitchen to be full of duck sauce packets and Subway napkins. Unfortunately, Loretta misses the chance to make some sort of comment about it. It takes two to insult. Push.
• I guess this is a commentary on the lack of promptness by home repair professionals? However, it's not all that wacky and implausible that someone might get their air conditioning fixed in preparation for summer, right? Push.
• Pot shots at the idiot box. Has it really come to this? For someone who is never seen reading a book and is pictured nearly half the time on the couch watching television, aren't we being a little hypocritical? Push it all around.
  
• You know for a frumpy, debt ridden, suburban couple, the Lockhorns sure seem to go to a lot of fancy parties attended by a never ending parade of Amazonian supermodel types. Can you really blame Leroy for his unfaithful wanderings? Assuming that "true north" is a real phrase pertaining to marital fidelity, Loretta gets the point and the tie, but overall the day goes to the push.

Official Count:
Leroy - 10
Loretta - 10
Push - 12