January 17, 2010: Sunday Showdown!

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Clockwise from the bottom left:

• Always one to kick Leroy when he's down, Loretta wastes no time criticizing Leroy's overconfident decision to put together a wooden bookcase without using the instructions. Like a classic Greek tragedy, it is Leroy's fatal hubris that leads to his ultimate undoing. It's a downright humiliating start for Leroy, sitting confused and defeated on the floor like a frustrated infant; while Loretta scolds over him from above. Loretta scores the first point.
• It now appears that Leroy's complaining and grumbling are not just limited to operas and plays, even Sunday services are an unbearable strain on his attention span. I think it's safe to conclude that unless there's a buxom bimbo or a bunch of large explosions involved, Leroy will immediately dismiss whatever is going on as painfully boring. Of course the fact that Loretta is consistently annoyed by this behavior further encourages it. Leroy ties it up 1-1.
• I really have to tip my hat to Leroy on this one. He invites Loretta to an evening out at particularly fancy restaurant just to he can watch her torture herself with guilt as she tries to choose between denying herself the delicious, rich cuisine or breaking yet another diet. It's a downright diabolical scheme that seems far closer to the sort of sadistic acts Loretta would commit than Leroy's usual fare. Leroy takes the lead 2-1.
• Unfortunately for Leroy, Loretta's mother's large blue suitcase seems to indicate an extended stay, so he has to make the best of what while no doubt be an absolutely miserable situation. It's not to most clever or original of rank outs, but Leroy's personal wish of keeping Loretta's mother out of his life via a gated community is a solid, no nonsense, piece of insulting that seals him another Sunday Showdown. Leroy takes a Sunday clinching 3-1 lead.
• A more productive than usual Sunday unfortunately ends with a sour taste in the form of a completely worthless push. In the final scene of the day we find the Lockhorns in full "those were the days" reactionary mode, observing what a rare sight handwritten documents are in our paperless, digital world. What kind of out of touch technocrats do the Lockhorns hang out with that they look at every handwritten document as if it's some amazing alien artifact? They don't even look all that much younger than the Lockhorns! It's a baffling push. Leroy takes the day 3-1.

Official Count:

Leroy - 4

Loretta - 5

Push - 8