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Cooking with Fabri Gas

Some clubs simmer. Some boil over. This one comes with its own gas supplier.

Victor Akhidenor

Cartoon · Published 22 October 2026 · 1 min read

Cartoon: little red devils screaming in a boiling pot marked Man United, heated by a red gas cylinder labelled Fabri Gas

Some clubs simmer. Some boil over. This one comes with its own gas supplier.

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