> > Ok. Uncle! Here's a slew of MP references going completely over my head. :-( Could you please back up and take it from the top? ... viz., wot's The Spanish Inquisition got to do with esteemed Python?
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> Well, I got lost after the Spanish Inquisition bit, but I can fill you in on that one:..."NOBODY ever suspects the Spanish Inquisition!"...
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Mornington Cresent is a strategy game played on the British radio programme "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue", and by afficionados everywhere. The rules are a little too complicated to explain here, but an example game can be found at the link below, which will, I am sure, make all clear.

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