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Like the premise of this post. I also clearly remember the oddly phallic microphone of Gene Rayburn.

My nominee for panelist is Prince Andrew. The panelists on the show are either fading A stars struggling to maintin their relevancy, or those realize that this is their peak level. I don't think there is any upward movement from the Match Game show - only down. Prince Andrew would fit either of these criteria. His other unique characteristic is his lack of insight - so profound that he lacks the insight to realize that he doesn't have any so he keep blundering away. There is even a word for this - the Dunning Kruger effect. You might be able to get a two-fer. See if his wife Sarah Ferguson would join him.

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Prince Andrew is an excellent choice. And, thanks for flagging the Dunning Kruger effect - I had never heard that term - definitely fits Prince Andrew.

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I had a boss who once told me "it's better to be stupid than look stupid." ie. have the insight to get you mouth shut. Very good advice that I have tried to follow in a professional role. Outside of that I'm an open book!

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Apr 14Liked by Bill Southern

funny new appropriate players although you could include Kanye or whatever he's calling himself now.

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“Ye” would be an excellent addition to the panel - I see him in the upper right spot (where Charles Nelson Reilly resided).

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Never watched the original show, but my suggestion for a panelist on Match Game ‘24: Stormy Daniels.

Never watched her either. I promise.

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Stormy would be an awesome choice. We’d have to post her expense for appearance fees in “Legal Fee Expense” (for consistency).

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