How to delete thousands of contacts at once in address book on the computer

I have a separate issue with my contacts duplicating our of control in the cloud. This has resulted in probably 12,000-18,000 contacts instead of 1,200. My iPhone is resorting to hosting no contacts and I can't get to my MobileMe contacts anymore because it generates a Slow Script message. It's becoming a lost cause requiring a nuclear solution. Any help?

Somehow, and I really don't know how, I ended up with two account names for the same MobileMe account , i.e. Fred and Fred (2). MobileMe support was able to help me resolve this, because they had the keys to scrubbing one of the accounts, and erasing everything from my MobileMe account. We didn't solve the problem the first time, but I eventually got a real "Genius" who knew where to point me and what to do. Thankfully.
My 900+ contacts (I guessed 1,200) had become 11,413 (again, when I wrote the message, I guessed). I've since trimmed it to app. 700+ and all my calendar and contact syncing seems to be humming. To say that this is a relief is an understatement. I wasn't feeling like MobileMe for a long while.
Now, I live a life in the cloud and I carry dynamite in my pocket!
Anyhow, thanks for the replies. Thanks to Apple for helping me correct things.
Peace,
Graham

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