Whos On First | Python Fiddle

def WhosonFirst(inputText, num, num2):
    x=inputText
    count=num
    count2=num2
    x.strip("'.?!")
    if "who" in x.lower() or "whos" in x.lower():
        if not "second" in x.lower() and not "third" in x.lower() and count<1:
            print "\nAbbott: That's it \n"
            count=count+1
            return True, count, count2
        elif not "second" in x.lower() and not "third" in x.lower() is True and count == 1:
            print "\nAbbott: That's the man's name\n"
            count=count+1
            return True, count, count2
        elif "second" in x.lower():
            print "\nAbbott: No, what plays second base! \n"
            return True
        elif "third" in x.lower():
            print "\nAbbott: Who is on first, I don't know's on third\n"
            return True, count, count2
        else:
            print "\nAbbott: Exactly!\n"
            count=0
            return True, count, count2
    elif "what" in x.lower() or "whats" in x.lower():
        if "what" in x.lower() and not "ask*" in x.lower() and count2<1:
            print "\nAbbott: What's the guy's name on second base.\n"
            count2=count2+1
            return True, count, count2
        elif "what" in x.lower() and not "askin*" in x.lower() and count2>1:
            print "Abbott: No. Who is on first, what plays second base\n "
            count2=count2+1
            return True, count, count2
        elif "ask*" in x.lower():
            print "Abbott: I'm not asking you, I'm telling you\n"
            return True, count, count2
        elif "second" in x.lower():
            print "\nAbbott: Exactly!\n"
            return True, count, count2
        else:
            print "\nAbbott: What is on second! \n"
            count=0
            return True, count, count2
    elif "why" in x.lower() and "ask*" in x.lower():
        print "I'm not askin' you I'm tellin' you\n"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "manager" in x.lower():
        print "Yes, I'm the manager \n"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "third" in x.lower():
        print "\nAbbott: I don't know \n"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "dont" in x.lower():
        print "\nAbbott: Yes, I don't know's on third\n"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "left" in x.lower():
        print "\nAbbott: why\n"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "because" in x.lower():
        print "\nAbbott: Oh, he's center field\n"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "pitcher" in x.lower():
        print "tomorrow"
        return True, count, count2
    elif "damn" in x.lower() or "damn" in x.lower():
        print "\nAbbott: That's the shortstop's name!"
        return False, count, count2
    else:
        print "\nAbbott: I'm tellin' you, Who is on first, What is on second, and I don't know is on third!\n"
        return True, count, count2

#------------Applicaition -----------------------------------------------------------

print "\nAbbott: Strange as it may seem, they give ball players nowadays very peculiar names... \n"
print "Costello: Funny names?\n"
print "Abbott: Nicknames, nicknames. Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third \n"

start=True
count=0
count2=0
while start:
    ask=raw_input("\nCostello: ")
    start,count,count2=WhosonFirst(ask,count,count2)

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