February 6, 2011: Sunday Showdown!

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• Don't look all coy and remorseful Leroy. You know calling Loretta fat and having her run out of the room in a furious huff is one of the last great joys left in your life. Although If I were you I would be extra careful about what's in your food for the next few days. She looks really enraged. All she needs is a bloody club to be the slipping image of an orc from Middle-earth. Of course any action that gets a point, especially to take the lead on a Sunday Showdown, is well worth the potential repercussions. Leroy goes up 1-0.
• Wait a minute. A tip from the horses mouth? Does this mean that Leroy's bet on the horse was based off of inside information given to him by the horse? That's insane enough as it is, but even if we were to assume that this was some sort of hyper intelligent speaking horse, why would anyone just take the horse's opinion about how they were going to do in the race? Wouldn't every horse say that they were going to win the race? I can't believe I'm even asking questions like these. I'm giving Loretta the point and moving on. It's 1-1.
• Once again the Lockhorns' home is full of the familiar thick choking black smoke of Loretta's cooking. It's a testament to just how poor a cook Loretta is that she is completely oblivious to the burning and billowing dark plumes, like it was all just part of the cooking process. If Leroy wasn't there to stop/insult her, I'm pretty sure she'd be in the same position, still stirring her pan of inedible food in the charred remains of her kitchen. Leroy takes the lead 2-1.
• Loretta's stereotypical female complaint about the Super Bowl in this panel is about the quantity of coverage but perhaps she should also start criticizing the quality of the coverage as well. It looks like Fox has really skimmed on the production budget for the big game this year and just opted for a no-frills gigantic all-caps title in front of a blue background. Hopefully they'll pony up to show actual in-game footage or there may be a few complaints. Loretta nags her way to a 2-2 tie.
• Hypocrisy, thy name is Loretta. Despite singlehandedly driving the entire household into crushing, inescapable debt with her endless shopping sprees, she suddenly starts exercising some financial restraint when Leroy starts eyeing a sportier car. Additionally, it's quite likely that the whole reason they are even looking for a new car is because Loretta crashed another one. Still, at the end of the day it's Loretta that's getting off the final insult and taking the day. Yet another clutch performance gives Loretta the 3-2 win.

Official Count:

Leroy - 15
Loretta - 13
Push - 9