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| It had to end with one of them dying. |
The comic strip The Lockhorns, originally created by cartoonist Bill Hoest (1926-1988), has been running since 1968. It is currently being continued by Hoest's widow, Bunny. The strip concerns two married, middle-aged suburbanites, Leroy and Loretta Lockhorn, who are constantly at odds over just about everything: money, food, alcohol, leisure time, etc. Despite the title of the strip, these two do not usually lock horns, i.e. argue vigorously with each other. Generally, one will just lob an insult at the other, who will just stand there and patiently take it.
That's how it's gone for nearly 60 years. But what would a Lockhorns finale look like? That's what I tried to imagine in the following cartoon.
