gistfile1.diff

index e227f9f..d24acc5 100644
--- a/patternmatching/__init__.py
+++ b/patternmatching/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ class _Values(list):
 def match(pattern, data, flatten=True):
     def _match(pattern, data, success):
         def _is_ignore(pattern):
-            return not (isinstance(pattern, _Matcher) and not pattern.ignore)
+            #return isinstance(pattern, IGNORE)
+            return False
 
         is_tuple = isinstance(pattern, tuple)
         if not is_tuple:
@@ -52,8 +53,6 @@ class _Marker(object):
 
 
 class _Matcher(_Marker):
-    ignore = False
-
     def __req__(self, x):
         return self.__eq__(x)
 
@@ -66,14 +65,12 @@ class _Any(_Matcher):
 ANY = _Any()
 
 
-def IGNORE(x):
-    if isinstance(x, _Matcher):
-        x = x.clone()
-        x.ignore = True
-    return x
-
+class IGNORE(_Matcher):
+    def __init__(self, _):
+        pass
 
-IGNORE.__eq__ = lambda _: True
+    def __eq__(self, _):
+        return True
 
 
 class IS_INSTANCE(_Matcher):