December 2, 2012: Sunday Showdown!

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• Do you think Dr. Blog had to purchase a special extra wide scale to facilitate the Lockhorns? The amount of business they give him would seemingly justify the investment. I have to give it up for the good doctor, if he keeps coming up with quality zingers like that I may have to start tallying points for him. Loretta can only sit back and begrudgingly admire the doctor's work. They say laughter is the best medicine, but I don't think the adage applies when the laughter is at the expense of the patient. I appreciate the work, but it's a push.
• Leroy's supposed reaction to Loretta's requests for work makes him comes off as more insane than lazy. Perhaps faking mental illness is all part of his plan to avoid chores. Maybe this is his own weird method of passive, non-violent protest. Gandhi had fasts and marches, Leroy has pretending he's on fire. It may appears quite unorthodox, but it seems to be working; it's a rare sight to see Leroy doing any chores. Yet another push, still waiting on that first point.
• I couldn't find the panels from August 13, 1994 and October 19, 2003 (if anyone out there could locate them, that'd be amazing), but I am fairly confident that those where not "good times" for the Lockhorns. At best they were likely "push" situations where neither Lockhorn insulted the other. Leroy is probably just mockingly throwing out random dates to further enrage Loretta. Why would he be trying to prevent Loretta from leaving the house? This is a dream scenario for him. Leroy gets the first point and takes a 1-0 lead.
• It would benefit Leroy going forward to dispose of the sculpture rather than to continue to displaying it for Loretta to mock. One might say he needs to address the elephant in the room. It's not the most ridiculous piece of art that Leroy has ever brought home, but it's still a means for Loretta to score some easy points. Loretta's friend does an admirable job in feigning interest, although her lack of pants is a bit troubling. Loretta gets the point and ties up the day 1-1.
• Loretta put in some extra effort today in antagonizing Leroy. Despite her complete disinterest in the sport she managed to find out and memorize the score of the game Leroy was recording just so she could spoil it for him. Her subtlety in ruining the outcome for Leroy was a bit lacking (how do you just casually let the score of a game slip?) but the results are there. Additionally, I'm surprised that the Lockhorns are familiar with Tivo-ing. I am going to assume that's just their generic term for programming the VCR. Loretta makes a late surge to capture the point and the day, 2-1.

Official Count:

Leroy - 120

Loretta - 134

Push - 83