October 9, 2011: Sunday Showdown!

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• I have to admit I had to think about Leroy's line for a short while before I got it. It was not because the joke was so subtle and clever but rather because the joke was just plain lousy and barely made sense. Why would the motto "carpe diem" even come up in this situation?Have the Lockhorns always lived by that creed? If so they've certainly not been faithful to the spirit of the phrase, unless their interpretation of seizing the day is inserting as many insults as possible into their waking lives. Leroy obviously just introduced the phrase to make a bad joke about how Loretta serves fish too often ('cause you know "carpe" and "carp" sort of sound-a-like and carp is a fish....so lame). Still a point is a point. Leroy goes up 1-0.
• The Lockhorns' pastor is either being really sarcastic about obnoxious cellphone use during service or the Lockhorns are part of some bizarre techno-theological radical splinter faction of the Catholic Church that views technology as a means of worshiping and connecting to God. I'm going to go with Occam's razor and assume it's the former scenario, however I am going to save that tech church explanation for a potential cyperpunk novel that re-imagines the Lockhorns in a post-industrial dystopian America where they continue to snipe and argue with each other in an elaborate virtual reality cyberscape. I think I'll call it "10kh0rn5". Push.
• Anyone here actually believe that Leroy accidentally slipped off his roof on his own with no encouragement by Loretta? I thought so. It's bad enough that the terror stricken Leroy will likely suffer serious bodily harm (if not die) when he falls off the roof, Loretta wants to sadistically video tape the whole event so she can perversely enjoy it over and over again at another time. I hope you've been working on those biceps Leroy. We all know that ladder will not be coming. Loretta comes right back in and ties things up 1-1.
• It looks like Leroy's constant drunken shenanigans is the issue to be futilely addressed today at the marriage counselor's office. Leroy remains defiant and unrepentant about his wild behavior at cocktail parties. Leroy's drunken assery is such a rich and vital element of his very being that to eliminate or reduce such behavior would be unthinkable. Although he may have suffered through countless comments by Loretta and have lost countless amounts of points in the process; his gin soaked carousing is something that Leroy clearly will not compromise on; and for that he earns the point and the lead 2-1.
• The humiliation continues for the Lockhorns at airport security checkpoints. To add insult to injury, apparently after thoroughly molesting and hassling the Lockhorns before their flight the TSA officials are now pushing for tips. The Lockhorns need to address this issue with the TSA as I imagine there are probably clear laws against tipping federal employees. Then again, judging by the unhappy face of the official who recently inspected them, strip searching the Lockhorns may not be the most pleasant of tasks; and some extra compensation would only be fair. Push. Leroy pulls off a rare Sunday Showdown win with a 2-1 victory. He'll need more than a few of these if he wants to catch up to Loretta as we head down the final stretch.

Official Count:

Leroy - 96
Loretta - 111

Push - 75