January 6, 2013: Sunday Showdown!

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• There are many things that aren't right with this picture.There's the unusually flat design of the treadmill. There's the wholly unnatural position of Leroy's feet, which may indicate some sort of severe ankle injury. Perhaps he doesn't notice the pain because he is too intoxicated from drinking aftershave straight from the bottle. However, I have to say that Leroy looks a tad bit slimmer here than usual. So not only is he scoring a point by disgusting Loretta, he's also shedding some pounds. Maybe he is on to something with this new unorthodox exercise regimen. Leroy get the point and takes a 1-0 lead.
• Loretta knows full well what Leroy means when he tells her she always tries to get in the last word. Loretta lives to always get in the last word with Leroy, it is one of her main life goals. She just wanted an excuse to abruptly wake Leroy up in the middle of the night; although had she not been able to come up with an excuse she probably would have just woken him up just for the sake of antagonizing him. Loretta earns the point and ties things up 1-1.
• This is by far the Lockhorns' most conspicuous shout out to a local business yet; prominently featuring the unique front sign of "Book Revue" in Huntington. The book store had come up as a location in the past but never as front and center as today. Hopefully all this Lockhorn exposure won't end up running Long Island's largest independent bookstore out of business. It has already shown that the local police in Huntington are unreasonably strict when it comes to loitering; although I'm sure Leroy was doing his part to spitefully rack up the citations while waiting for Loretta. Leroy gets a point and pulls ahead 2-1.
• Much of Loretta's driving problems may stem from her woefully inadequate knowledge of the basics of operating an automobile. How did she even pass the test to get a license in the first place? Does she really not know the purpose of a car's turn signal? What does she actually think it's for? Reminding yourself where you plan on turning? Why does Leroy ever let Loretta drive? Maybe he's too drunk to take the wheel himself (although I think he may still be safer driving). Loretta gets the point and ties the game up 2-2.
• Since when did the Lockhorns even have 1 let alone 3,789 "friends" on Facebook. It seems like a commentary on the devaluation of having a "friend" on Facebook when even a couple as unlikable as the Lockhorns can somehow get nearly 4,000 such friends. Also why are the Lockhorns registered together as one person? I have never seen that happen. Maybe the Lockhorns have capitalized on all the popularity gained from this blog and have formed their own fan page. Either way it certainly took a hit due to something Leroy posted. Loretta scores the point and edges out Leroy to take the first Showdown of the year, 3-2.

Official Count:

Leroy - 3

Loretta - 3

Push - 0

Sunday Showdown Count:

Leroy - 0

Loretta - 1

Push - 0

*Author's note: For 2013 I wanted to start a separate running tally of who won more Sunday Showdowns overall It's just little competition for an additional superlative at the end of the year. Loretta will probably win this too.