August 21, 2011: Sunday Showdown!

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• It appears that the harsh realities of the recent recession have even hit the once seemingly idyllic hamlet of Levittown, as the desperate economically disenfranchised turn to street muggings (although I'm not sure how successful they'll be operating in broad daylight wearing super conspicuous Hamburgler inspired outfits). Loretta should almost be rewarded two points for pulling a fast one on poor debt-ridden Leroy and the unlucky bandit that stole their worthless maxed out credit cards. Loretta goes up 1-0.
• Poor inept Leroy must have given his ball a power drive rather than a feather touch while on the putting green. To Leroy's defense, I went miniature golfing recently for the first time in over a decade and found myself on multiple occasions hitting the ball out the course. Putting is tough. I would not dismiss the possibility that Loretta has already found the ball and is actually hiding it in her hand so she can continue to watch him struggle and mock him some more. Loretta storms ahead 2-0.
• I find myself a little unsettled at the unusual angle of this panel. I was not prepared to get a rare top view glimpse of Leroy and his two hairs. Tech savvy Leroy looks like he's found a way to get a first generation iPod to crudely produce video in black lines on a white background. Or maybe it's some cheap off brand knockoff. Loretta does have a point, I never really got how anyone could enjoy any video beyond a short youtube clip over the tiny screen of a portable device. Even when device makers advertise how they have the largest screens, they are still a 1/10th of the size of the smallest TV. Wouldn't you agree, David Lynch? It looks like Loretta has already locked up the day with a 3-0 blitz. Maybe Leroy can salvage a little dignity.
• Loretta's attempt at an unprecedented total Sunday Showdown shutout is once again derailed by her awful cooking, by far her greatest vulnerability. It wasn't all that great a zinger by Leroy either. It isn't even addressed to the revolting quality of her food, just the fact that it's leftovers of the previous dinner. Although perhaps given Loretta's atrocious cooking abilities, there is a chance that Leroy may be complaining that she has been serving the same leftovers for the past month or so. That disgusting brownish pile does look kind of familiar. Leroy gets behind 3-1.
• Leroy reveals a disturbing new facet of Loretta's powerfully poor singing voice. We've always know that it was shrill and unpleasant for anyone unfortunate enough to be an audience to it, but according to Leroy it has some devastating subconscious viral quality to it that can literally kill you if you manage to get it stuck in your head. I'm not sure what the mechanism could be for such a deadly reaction but I envision people suffering sudden aneurysms and blood coming out of their noses. Leroy string two wins together and manages to make the day appear closer than it actually was, but Loretta coasts to another Sunday victory 3-2.

Official Count:

Leroy - 84
Loretta - 91

Push - 58