June 3, 2012: Sunday Showdown!

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Clockwise from the bottom left:

• I just made a random observation that Loretta must get her gigantic clown feet from her father as her mother's are the polar opposite in terms of size. As for everything else, she might as well be Loretta in a wig and glasses. I am a little surprised that Leroy referred to Loretta's mother as "her" rather than opting for the more insulting and dehumanizing "it". Leroy's put down would definitely have been stronger if he went with the "it". In the end though, it's only a minor complaint. Leroy gets the point and takes the early 1-0 lead.
• When your wife is driving the household into crippling debt at the instant speed of the internet, the only thing you can really do is to try and earn yourself a point by complaining about it to a friend. Having his paycheck transferred directly to Loretta's Paypal account would, in addition to facilitating Loretta's internet shopping sprees, shorten the turnaround time between Loretta finding Leroy's paycheck to cruelly mocking him about how small it is. Leroy is suddenly on fire and finds himself with a rare 2-0 start to a Sunday Showdown.
• Doesn't it look like the Lockhorns are playing tennis in their socks? It may seem like I am overly preoccupied with the Lockhorns' feet, but they are just hard to ignore given their prominent size. I like Leroy's approach to what should have been a negative situation for him. He is clearly losing to Loretta, but before she can make some sort of mocking observation, he flips the paradigm and lays out his own biased rules; which in turn ends up antagonizing Loretta. Game. Set. Match. Leroy continues his unexpected surge and with that point actually clinches the day 3-0.
• The fourth panel has been historically the place where Leroy usually gets in an easy dig about Loretta's bad cooking. Often by the time the winnable forth panel came around Leroy was already headed towards a loss and the points were mainly to salvage some pride. The situation has been oddly reversed today with Loretta trying to make the score appear closer than it seems with an easy point attacking a classic Leroy flaw: his trademark stinginess. Loretta gets her first points of the day and Leroy leads 3-1.
• Leroy doesn't look as happy as he should be, given Loretta's extended absence. I suspect he's just worn out and hung over from all the unrestrained partying and wanton bimbo ogling he's been up to in her absence. If the piles of dirty dishes and cookware are any indication, he certainly looks like he's been enjoying actual edible cooked meals too. It would have been great to see Loretta's horrified reaction to the trashed house and her realization that Leroy may have enjoyed himself somewhat without her constant efforts. For now it's a push and in a shockingly dominant performance Leroy takes the day 3-1.

Official Count:

Leroy - 55

Loretta - 67

Push - 33