May 8, 2011: Sunday Showdown!

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• Leroy pursues an extremely dangerous course of action by insulting Loretta's mother with her and Loretta in the room (on Mother's Day no less!). Poor Leroy is now in the unfortunate position of being sandwiched between two generations of bitter seething rage. He should be aware that both scorned ladies are carrying mugs of scalding hot coffee. Could Leroy have waited until Loretta's mother was out of earshot to diss on her? Sure, but Leroy doesn't compromise when it comes to trashing the in-law. Also, I noticed that Loretta's mom has freakishly tiny feet which is in complete contrast to Loretta's freakishly large feet. She must get them from her father. Leroy takes the first panel of the day.
• While we all welcome the return of warm weather and the impending arrival of the summer beach season, it unfortunately also brings with it the yearly threat of Leroy roaming the beaches of Long Island in disturbingly skimpy speedos. Thankfully the ever vigilant Loretta is always there to try and mock and shame him away from such actions. We will have to see in the coming months whether she is successful or not. Godspeed Loretta. For now, Loretta gets the point and ties things up 1-1.
• Given her out of control shopping addiction, Loretta should never shop period. Is this haul any larger than previous hauls from non-hungry shopping expeditions. I know Loretta's phrase applies to food shopping but how does being hungry make her shop for more non-edible things? I guess the "hunger" she is referring to is her hunger to recklessly purchase goods at the mall. Speaking of the mall, what kind of mall is Loretta going to with such generically named stores like "Designer Outlet" and "A-1 Finery"? Loretta goes up 2-1.
• Wouldn't recidivism in the broader sense ("a tendency to relapse into a previous condition") be sort of a good thing for leftovers? A leftover entree that goes back to its previous condition as a first run entree doesn't sound all that terrible. I guess though with anything Loretta cooks, reverting back to its previous condition can actually be worse. I am also not ruling out the possibility that Loretta's food is so bad that it has somehow developed sentience and habitually commits crimes. Leroy evens the series up 2-2 and forces a final panel showdown.
• Leroy finds himself truly coming off as an idiot at the airport. Despite years of being harassed and molested by airport security searches, he still somehow manages to goad them into thoroughly violating him by telling them "search me". Loretta, who appears to have successfully made it through untouched is right to chastise Leroy for his stunning incompetence. Loretta pulls out another close Sunday Showdown victory 3-2.
  

Official Count:

Leroy - 48
Loretta - 46
Push - 34