July 10, 2011: Sunday Showdown!

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• This is actually a relevant and accurate tech-related put down by Loretta, quite impressive. I'm also a little taken aback by the revelation that the Lockhorns actually have broadband internet in their home. According to Loretta though, at least Leroy still hasn't really gotten a handle on it quite yet. I can't help but notice how awkwardly the Lockhorns' home computer desk is placed in the room. Instead of being placed against a wall like most people, it appears to be facing the entrance, but then again standard interior decorating rules go out the window when you're living in an empty white void. Loretta gets the point.
• I don't want to know what sort of horrific injury Leroy suffered while trying to put on his old high school pants that would land him in the hospital wrapped in bandages up to his armpits. At worst, wouldn't all the damage be relegated below his waste? Was he trying to pull them over his head? Wouldn't the pants have just ripped long before he suffered any serious trauma? Leroy's tendency to suffer bizarre yet serious injuries is astounding to say the least. Good thing Loretta is always there, right by his side, to smugly mock him. Loretta goes up 2-0.
• I'm not sure if the dinner setting here is in the monochromatic void of the Lockhorns' home or some fancy Long Island restaurant. In either scenario, Leroy's insulting request works. If it's the home, it's a plea for Loretta to stop serving her awful meals for dinner. If it's at a restaurant, it's a plea to stop wasting money with all these frequent nights out. Leroy's comment could also be taken more literally in that he never wants to have dinner with Loretta ever again. Whatever way you decide to take it, Leroy still gets the point. It's 2-1 Loretta.
• Leroy shows off just how petty and spiteful he can by never missing an opportunity to childishly mock a local couple that did not invite the Lockhorns to their cocktail party two years ago as they walk by their house. Leroy doesn't seem to realize that had the couple invited him over, he would have just ended up getting kicked out and banned after getting blackout drunk and causing a ruckus anyway. I debated whether Loretta's mere recitation of why Leroy was razzing the couple was worthy of a point, but in the end it does give context that makes Leroy look more foolish in the eyes of the reader so she does earn one. Loretta locks up another Sunday by going up 3-1.
• Speaking of childish behavior Leroy pulls off the classic "intentionally misinterpreting orders in an effort to avoid working on a chore" approach to Loretta's request to "straighten up" in the living room. You can really see the depths of Leroy's laziness here when you look at the room and realize that all he really needed to do to "straighten up" was to pick up two pieces of paper and a can off the floor. Then again maybe Leroy is just refusing to do anything in an act of open rebellion against Loretta. Leroy earns to point to make it close but ultimately Loretta takes back Sunday with a 3-2 victory.

Official Count:

Leroy - 72
Loretta - 74

Push - 45