May 24, 2009: Sunday Showdown!

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Clockwise from the bottom left:

• It looks like Leroy has really hit the sauce hard at the recent cocktail party. He's cutting a rug with a random bimbo and he's rocking the lampshade hat (how did this become the universal symbol for out of control social drunkenness? Has anybody ever been to a wild party where somebody put a lampshade over their head?). Loretta's comment not only points out Leroy's embarrassing immaturity but it also seems to indicate that she prefers "Supernanny" to "Nanny 911" in terms of nanny based reality shows. Score one for Loretta.
• The complaint is an obvious dig on Leroy's perpetual lack of earning power but it comes off a little forced. Outside of organized crime households and the bedrooms of radical anti-government militia members, I imagine few people keep large sums of hard currency stuffed in their mattresses. Then again having lived through the Great Depression, perhaps the Lockhorns are more than a little wary of putting their money in banks. Loretta goes two up.
• This scene is supposed to juxtapose outdated Leroy and his obsolete print media with a modern tech savvy individual. Unfortunately, in the world of the Lockhorns "modern tech savvy individual" means some weirdo from the early 1980s carrying what appears to be a calculator. Of course to Leroy, the man still might as well be a time traveler from the distant future. It's a push.
• Wow Loretta; pretty harsh! Going back to the reality TV based insult well, Loretta pulls no punches with a completely unsubtle indictment of Leroy. Considering the show has been on the air since 2004, I'm surprised it has taken this long for her to realize the obvious potential of the title. Poor Leroy, the only person who has it worse than him at this moment is that unfortunate brunette lady being forced to watch TV with them. Loretta turns it into a runaway with her third point.
• Yes even the simple act of making a salad is not immune to Loretta's dangerously poor culinary abilities. Whether the act of switching the olive oil with motor oil was intentional or accidental, both demonstrate unbelievable ineptitude as a poisoner and as a cook. Although Leroy can't rely on it for any sustenance, Loretta's "cooking" will always give him a steady diet of material to insult her with. Despite getting the rubber game, Loretta rolls over this Sunday with a 3-1 victory.

Official Count:
Leroy - 39
Loretta - 53
Push - 52