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Old 8th May 2007, 19:51   #1
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David Johnson of Jalopnik.com, one of the few print journalists actually on the 2007 Gumball, has just published his initial report on the incidents of last week. Anyone with any doubts remaining over what happened should read it.
Everyone should read it NOW.
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I thought that was quite a good article actually, probably the best one about the incident I have read so far.
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Its a bitter attack on Gumball HQ.
Seems in very bad taste to me.
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it seems the reality... Lack of organization...
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Im no fan of the Gumball HQ myself but even though something was on the cards after previous years i dont personally feel it was correct for certain people to make statements against the organisers at this point.
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but how the guy in the gray lambo in the gumball film from SF to miami, sayed
"Your are supposed to get lost, see places where everybody else has gone... it's all part of the gumball rally" (or something similar)

therefor lack of organization is part of the gumball and it makes it unique its kind of way
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