September 15, 2013: Sunday Showdown!

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• I don't know why but Loretta's insult here amused me far more than it should have. It's not all that clever and it really doesn't have anything to do with the scene they're in, but something about the randomness of it won me over. Given the location, one would assume that Loretta would make some sort of jab about Leroy's lack of sophistication; but she went right to the fat joke. I can't blame Loretta, Leroy is looking mighty flabby in this scene. Loretta scores the first point and leads 1-0.
• Wow, I certainly did not expect the Lockhorns to have any idea what bitcoins were let alone complain about their personal bitcoin finances. I consider myself a fairly tech savvy individual and I only have a vague idea how they work. The Lockhorns may be on some personal mission to become heavily in debt in every type of currency available. Lockhorn debt has now entered the 21st century. It's a push. Loretta still leads 1-0.
• This isn't an altogether ridiculous claim by Leroy. It is somewhat absurd how large and varied the bottled water market has become. One generation ago, the idea of charging for bottled water was itself viewed as crazy. Perhaps if you look back in the archives you might find an old Lockhorns panel from the mid 70s where Leroy comments about how nuts it is that water is getting bottled like beer. Leroy's compliant about varieties of water would appear to be a moot point since he only drinks beer anyway. It's a cranky push as Loretta continues to lead 1-0.
• It's now firmly established that the Lockhorns are fans of the "The Walking Dead", although this "Walking Dead" may not be the popular AMC series. Judging by the low rent title screen the Lockhorns may be watching some knock off show, perhaps on local public access channel. Leroy's line about women's brains comes off as extra sexist even by Leroy standards. I prefer when he just implied that Loretta looked like a zombie. Still, the insult gets the job done as Leroy nabs a point and ties the day up at 1-1.
• To Leroy's credit, I imagine a lemon pie by Loretta would likely smell like lemon scented furniture polish (and that's a best case scenario). I also can't rule out the possibility that Loretta is actually cooking a bottle of furniture polish in the oven for dinner. Perhaps Leroy would welcome the sweet release from the pain of his life that would accompany a dinner of furniture polish. He wouldn't be the first depressed Long Island individual to attempt death by Pledge. Loretta earns the point and edges out a tight 2-1 victory.

Official Count:

Leroy - 86

Loretta - 111

Push - 61

Sunday Showdown Count:

Leroy - 10

Loretta - 15

Push - 12