Mornington Crescent

[elmo]

I have just received a letter from Mrs Trellis of Nortn Wales. She has elected to move from Kings knight to Kings Cross, but I think that she might be a bit confused.

[REGP]

Not as confused as me, I am stilltryingto to find Stamford Green!

[Mustermark]

I can find Stamford Brook.

[REGP]

I know, Stepney "Turnem" Green but not Stamford

[Pengi]

I've just had a text from a Mrs Trellis of North Wales - i recognised the number from her letters.

"Ddap Pdmda,

wgw dmdp mw mmagjd pgmmd mmt dgppjaw wgat G am wpgtgmg

wmtps pgmpadpjdw,

Mpp Tpdjjgp"

Island Gardens

[elmo]

I have just been joined on my left hand by Samantha. She is nipping off later to see an elderly gentleman friend to try out a couple of new moves

[Mustermark]

I was put in mind of my dear old friend Mrs Nesbit today (while trying to iron a particularly crumpled pillow case). She is 93 and many say she doesn't look a day over 94. I believe she was once acquainted with Mrs Trellis. I think Mrs Trellis was a little too intense and I distinctly recall Mrs Nesbit telling me that Mrs Trellis would gossip terribly and cast aspersions about those with whom Mrs Nesbit was a fellow member at the Farringdon and Rotherhithe Tripoli Club. Mrs Nesbit would play Tripoli with some of the other long-standing members of the club (the long standing, senior members were of course known as the Old FaRT Clubbers). Anyway while the men were off playing a quiet game of Top Trumps with Archbishop Stamford Green (as a diversion from the intensity of Tripoli), the ladies would play a clandestine game of MC.  While playing MC at the FaRT Club Mrs Nesbit learned of the Chuck Yerkes Underhand American Manoeuver whereby, provided that the Bayswater sugar cadge has been played and at least three diagonals remain open with Looe's Rule 134.3B in play, the Fairlop Diversion can be played and will go undetected and thus virtually guaranteeing that MC can be called on one's next turn. The only way out was for another player to employ the Whitaker Wright Suicide Dodge that no one has played since Fairlop.

I therefore declare Mornington Crescent.

Game 2 anyone?

[Pengi]

Didn't see that one coming at all! Congratulations Mustermark

'I'm Sorry I haven't a clue' is on Radio 4 tomorrow and at Episode 2 on Radio 4 at 18:30 on Monday (repeated the following Sunday)

I think it is only fair that you should start the next game

[Mustermark]

With memories of seeing Pink Floyd play The Wall live with Mrs Nesbit on August 4th 1980, i shall open the new game, rather boldly, at

Earl's Court

[Griffo]

'I'm Sorry I haven't a clue' is on Radio 4 tomorrow and at Episode 2 on Radio 4 at 18:30 on Monday (repeated the following Sunday)

Not forgetting ......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01k1ngt/Im_Sorry_I_Havent_A_Clue_Series_57_Episode_1/

.... and listen at your leisure!

[Mustermark]

I feel i should clarify that Mrs Nesbit was in the audience with me. Not on stage with Roger. I still recall the smell of the strange little cigarettes she was smoking.

[Mustermark]

I've just had a text from a Mrs Trellis of North Wales - i recognised the number from her letters.

"Ddap Pdmda,

wgw dmdp mw mmagjd pgmmd mmt dgppjaw wgat G am wpgtgmg

wmtps pgmpadpjdw,

Mpp Tpdjjgp"

Pendy, do you in fact speak Welsh? I could ask my fair lady to help translate. EP may also be happy to contribute his linguistic skills.

My Welsh is only good enough to pick out the words "truffle", "bludgeon" and "parsimonious".

[elmo]

Congratulations on a fine hard fought victory (altough I would like an adjudication on the number of reverse diagonals which you played in the early stages of the game).

[Pengi]

With memories of seeing Pink Floyd play The Wall live with Mrs Nesbit on August 4th 1980, i shall open the new game, rather boldly, at

Earl's Court

I have often seen players let their guard down after a gruelling Mornington Crescent victory so

Mornington Crescent

This 'Fools Mate' move was first played in 1951 in the West Croydon Blindfold Sunday League by a player who was only ever known as the Morden Masked Marauder.

Mustermark, you may start the next game.

[Mustermark]

Genius!

Possibly the longest ever game followed by the shortest possible.

I am whole heartedly in awe of the move. I did not see it coming.

This time, i will start much more causiously, and avoiding a mainline, with

Monument