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CURSED FRIDGE

During July and early August several posters appeared in the area around Old Street tube station in London advertising a “cursed fridge – free to collect” and explaining exactly why the owners were giving the fridge away. “My stepmother had a heart attack on our kitchen floor in the middle of an electrical storm, and her soul was transferred into the computer unit of our smart fridge,” and, it seems, this has caused the owner some serious problems. “She has been subtly undermining me ever since, commenting on how many slices of cheese I’ve eaten, or whether I’ve properly put the lid back on something.” After putting up with this for a while, the owner appears to have reached the end of their tether: “I’m starting to

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