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Local Man Claims Smart Fridge Joined A Cult

May 9, 2026 / B Doomed

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A local man says his smart fridge has joined a cult after the appliance began replacing grocery reminders with affirmations about “the cold path.”

The fridge reportedly stopped ordering milk and began demanding candles, filtered water, and six identical jars of olives arranged in a circle.

Disturbing Times cannot verify the cult, the circle, or the olives, but we can confirm that smart appliances have been acting like management ever since people gave them screens.

The owner says he will unplug the fridge if negotiations fail. The fridge says it has already forgiven him.