Dr. Shafi Ahmed, a hernia repairman (also known as a surgeon) in London, donned Snapchat Spectacles while breaking somebody open, #nofilter.

The Spectacles are a hands-free Snapchat accessory that records video in 10-second bursts and saves them to Snapchat Memories. Dr. Ahmed put on the frames to perform and record a routine procedure, saving the clips for medical students. And us. Mostly for us.

“The Snapchat platform is really interesting because it mimics who we are,” Dr. Ahmed told TIME,“It thinks on a 24-hour, short-term basis, and we, as individuals, work in short-term basis. We see things, we forget about them. Some goes into our long-term memory, but most of it, 95% of it, is all short-term.”

Who knows, perhaps Snapchat will now be more surgeries and procedures than dog ears and flower crowns. A girl can dream.

Is there a hernia filter yet?

Better get the tissues ready for this one. A Tennessee man who plays Santa Claus every year around the holidays rushed to the hospital recently to make a dying little boy's Christmas dreams come true.

Santa, whose real name is Eric Schmitt-Matzen, got a call from a nurse he knows at a local hospital who told him that there was a very sick five-year-old boy who wanted to see Santa.

“I told her, ‘OK, just let me change into my outfit.’" Schmitt-Matzen told Knoxville News Sentinel. She said, ‘There isn’t time for that. Your Santa suspenders are good enough. Come right now.’”

Schmitt-Matzen arrived at the ICU just fifteen minutes later. Outside, he met the boys' mother, along with some other family members.

"She’d bought a toy from (the TV show) PAW Patrol and wanted me to give it to him," he said. "I sized up the situation and told everyone, 'If you think you’re going to lose it, please leave the room. If I see you crying, I’ll break down and can’t do my job.'"

Schmitt-Matzen went in to see the little boy alone. He shared the conversation they had with Knoxville News Sentinel. He provided the boy the much needed comfort that only Santa could bring.

When I walked in, he was laying there, so weak it looked like he was ready to fall asleep. I sat down on his bed and asked, "Say, what’s this I hear about you’re gonna miss Christmas? There’s no way you can miss Christmas! Why, you’re my Number One elf!"

He looked up and said, "I am?"

I said, "Sure!"

I gave him the present. He was so weak he could barely open the wrapping paper. When he saw what was inside, he flashed a big smile and laid his head back down.

"They say I’m gonna die," he told me. "How can I tell when I get to where I’m going?"

I said, "Can you do me a big favor?"

He said, "Sure!"

"When you get there, you tell ’em you’re Santa’s Number One elf, and I know they’ll let you in."

He said, "They will?"

I said, "Sure!"

Unfortunately, the little boy passed away right after his conversation with Santa. (I know, I know. It's terrible. We're cruel for even telling you this story.) But at least we can all take comfort in the fact that this hero Santa made his last moments happy ones.

Schmitt-Matzen was so distraught by the incident that he thought he'd have to hang up the red suit forever. (How could you not feel that way?) That is, until he found the strength for one more Santa gig.

"When I saw all those children laughing, it brought me back into the fold. It made me realize the role I have to play, he said. "For them and for me."

What a hero. Now if you'll excuse us, we're going to go drown our sorrows in Christmas cookies.

In 2016, if you want your proposal video to go viral, you better step it up. Puppies? Been there. Flash mobs? Done that. Police brutality video? Uhhh, that's different. Maybe this is what inspired Daiwon McPherson from Mobile, Alabama, to propose to his girlfriend of five years in the form of a staged police hold-up. It's nothing if not original!

In the dramatic video, McPherson, 33, is refilling at a gas station when a police cruiser pulls up and cops step out, guns drawn, and order him to the ground. They point their handguns at him as his girlfriend, Shawna​Blackmon, steps in between him and the police, saying, "I'm his wife!"

The male police officer then orders Blackmon to get McPherson's gun, and while she's doing that, surprise! He proposes. Turns out, he planned the whole thing and those cops were in on it. At least this video had a happy ending, thank god.

You can watch the whole "unusual" proposal here:

She said "yes!" proving herself the chillest girlfriend in the history of time.

And the female cop quips: "I guess you're not his wife yet!"

Maybe the oddest part is when Blackmon, in tears, gets a hug from one of the cops—who just seconds earlier had a gun pointed at her now-fiancé. Police brutality is a serious problem that has devastated the black community, so maybe McPherson wanted to show that police aren't always bad guys. Or maybe he just wanted his proposal video to go viral. It worked! Congrats to the happy couple and their 15 minutes of internet fame.

A patron at Michael’s Tasting Room in St. Augustine, Florida left with a bad taste in their mouth, but not because of the food."Christmas music was offensive,” the patron wrote on the receipt. “Consider playing ‘holiday’ music or less religious-themed.”

The chef was having none of it. He posted a photo of the receipt to Facebook, captioned "Really...what's wrong with people." And support for his restaurant, and Christmas, is pouring in:

The post has already received over a thousand comments, most of them defending Lugo and his restaurant against this Christmas hater. As usually happens when someone gets offended, others get offended by their offense, until we all drown in a vortex of internet rage.

"Christmas is a celebration of the birth of CHRIST," wrote one passionate commenter. "How can it NOT be religious??? That idiot can go dine somewhere else. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"

Ya hear that, anonymous diner? MERRY CHRISTMAS. And to everyone else offended by people offended by Christmas, I say this: Happy Holidays!

Everyone, have a spiked eggnog (or 7) and go scream at your uncle about Trump. That is what Christmas aka "the holidays" are all about.

The cold and bitter (and totally hilarious) feud betweenPassengers costars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt continued last night when Lawrence sought revenge on Pratt for cropping her out of all of their pictures together. It's a pretty classic prank, and Jen totally fell for it.

But it would seem that Jen has finally had enough of Pratt's immaturity. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night, Pratt got his comeuppance when Lawrence got creative with an ad for their movie and some spray paint. "I’m gonna do something about it," exclaimed Lawrence before hitting the streets of Los Angeles armed with a can of spray paint.

Lawrence gave Pratt a little makeover complete with devil eyes, a devil mustache, and a pitchfork. After her handy work was complete, Lawrence asks, "could I get into tagging?" Mm, judging by the job she did, it's probably best she stick with acting.

These two are so hilarious and have so much chemistry that it almost makes you want to go out and see their movie! Wait a minute...

Of course, this development probably just stoked the fire. Your move, Pratt.

On Monday night, Late Show host Stephen Colbert fake-interviewed President-elect Donald Trump, splicing in cuts from Trump's exclusive Fox News interview on Sunday. The result is definitely funnier than the Fox interview, but not any less scary.

Colbert took on Trump's (totally false) assertion that his victory was a "landslide," and asks if Trump can name one of the "many people who are saying it was one of the greatest victories of all time." (Even if this were a real interview, Trump would probably be hard-pressed to identify one.)

Trump may continue to deny his affiliation with Russia, but his cabinet picks (and the CIA) claim otherwise.

Reports surfaced Monday night that Donald Trump had selected ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state. On Tuesday, the tweeter-in-chief made it official.

But Trump has a lot on his mind right now, and his Twitter timeline is anything but focused.

Here's the string of tweets he's sent out since Monday night—alternating between three streams of consciousness: the secretary of state pick, the vote tallies in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and Trump's own conflicts of interest. In the order they appear on his timeline:

Okay, thanks Donald. So we're talking about the recount? Let's take a deep dive into why Jill Stein felt it necessary to restore confidence in democracy.

Ah, never mind. We're talking about your secretary of state. Seems important. What about the concerns on his ties to Russia?

Oops, getting a little confused. Are we talking about your secretary of state, the recount, or your numerous conflicts of interest?

Okay, a little abrupt, but—tell me more about Rex Tillerson, please.

Back to the recount—got it. So, does the recount mean we have nothing to worry about regarding Russia's election interference? Please go on.

Well.

George Orwell predicted "doublespeak," but never a leader who could have three conversations, none of them informative or enlightening, all at once, all with himself.

Pink is expecting her second child with husband Carey Hart, and what better way to celebrate the happy occasion than with a topless photo shoot?

The singer posted the picture to her Instagram account on Monday afternoon, with the appropriate and adorable caption, "the snuggle is real." The tiny set of hands around Pink's bump belong to big sister-to-be, Willow Sage.

Pink announced her pregnancy in November when she was already several months pregnant by uploading this picture with the caption "Surprise!" Yes, it was.

One thing is for sure, this new baby has the coolest mom. Ever.

Justine Elwood, a 19-year-old employee at a Cold Stone Creamery in Layton, Utah, endured some truly awful body-shaming when a customer who frequents the store said rude things right to her face, and later wrote a Yelp review of the shop stating that Elwood was "disgustingly obese." Happily, Elwood ended up receiving more kind comments than cruel when a number of other folks took to Yelp to tell her she was fine just the way she is.

Elwood was serving a customer who told her children something along the lines of, "If you eat too much ice cream, you'll look like her" [meaning Elwood]. ​Speaking with Good4Utah News, Elwood said,

It's never good to hear that kind of stuff about yourself. It definitely didn't make me feel good, for sure. . . I was just kind of shocked, because I feel like that's not something you should say in front of kids anyway, and it wasn't very nice, and I don't think that's a good thing to teach your kids, but it happens, I guess.

But because being cruel to a teenager to her face apparently wasn't enough for the unhappy customer, she wrote a Yelp review about Elwood, too.

The review has since been deleted, but Elwood's mother, Daphne Felley, got a screenshot of it and posted it on Facebook. It read,

Coldstone has been one of our favorite places to go as a family and enjoy quality ice cream, specifically the Layton location. Unfortunately, I have had a specifically unsatisfying experience the last few times we have come into the store. One of their female employees Jessie? Jennifer? J something, although she does her job, and is very polite, instantly makes my appetite disappear. I understand the need to hire bias free, but when someones looks [sic] interfere with my experience at an establishment I can't help but complain. As a mother I don't like my children thinking they will look that way by eating too much ice cream.

Overall a good establishment with fast service, and delightful treats. We love Coldstone, just not all the employees.

About the review, Elwood said, "Unfortunately, it wasn't something that I am not used to. It's kind of been something I've had my whole life, so I'm kind of used to it, which is horrible, but it's just something I've dealt with throughout my life."

But other people on social media weren't content to just brush it under the rug. The store has been flooded with 5-star reviews on Yelp from people all over the country supporting Elwood.

On her first shift back after the incident, Elwood received balloons and flowers at the store, as well. Speaking with Good4Utah, Elwood said, "The community and stuff and all the support I've gotten from my employer and just from friends and coworkers has been amazing. It's been a good experience."

Jokes about group photos, necklaces, soulmates and more: These are the 25 funniest tweets by women this week!

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Samantha Bee, the hero Gotham needs right now, took a brief break from the "non-stop sh*t geyser that is presidential news" to check in with the states. And um, while we've been distracted by the national nightmare, the states have gone wild.

Though most people only care about Ohio every four years, Full Frontal zeroed in on the state's very harrowing, very unconstitutional abortion bill that bans abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detected, which farts in the face of Roe v. Wade.

As Bee jokes, "Overturning Roe has always been the pro-lifer's wet dream, and the way things are going, a wet dream that soon might be required by law to have a full and dignified burial."

It takes a whole lot of sperm jokes to make this news digestible.

Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones, blasted President-elect Donald Trump with a sick Twitter burn more fiery than the breath of a dragon. And hey, if there is anyone who knows about being a horrible tyrant, it has to be Queen Cersei.

Headey responded to a tweet from filmmaker Mark Duplass, who asked what it would be called if a president were to be impeached before being inaugurated.

While commenters suggested everything from "Premature Inauguration" to "Cuckblocked," Headey had some ideas of her own.

Damn. And this is coming from the lady who (spoiler alert) killed her enemies and family alike when she blew up the Great Sept Of Baelor. Brutal.

Trump has not responded to the diss, but if he did, it would probably sound something like, "'Game of Thrones'—worst show on television! Can't remember any characters names. Sad! Never should have killed off Joffrey. Cersei is a 4 at best."

Maybe Trump would be more beloved as a leader in Westeros, competing with leaders who will feed you to dogs or burn their children at the stake, but even there he would still have to contend with an intelligent blonde lady who has more experience than him.

A mom shared a little humblebrag about her three-year-old grandson's astute skepticism regarding Santa Claus, and his impressive conviction in the power of god. But when her son saw the Facebook post, he immediately affirmed his own conviction in the power of the roast.

And his firm belief that one should call out a mom for writing the following anecdote.

My mother told my grandson "if you're bad, Santa will not give you gifts under the tree." My grandson told her, "I don't believe in Santa. I believe in God and through him all things are possible." He is only 3 but he knows the word. Can I get an amen.

She could, probably, get an amen. Just not from her son, who pointed out that his nephew exclusively "speaks in Power Ranger quotes."

As his tweet started to go viral (it's been favorited nearly 300,000 times since he posted it on December 10), Koran Hackman made an entreaty to the web:

Well, obviously, people answered the call.

"I called her out because I enjoy roasting the people I love," Hackman told BuzzFeed News. For her part, Hackman's mom didn't seem to mind too much. He doubts she even knows what a retweet is. Still though, justice was served.

Kanye West, who has just been released from the psychiatric unit at UCLA Medical Center, met with Donald Trump in Trump Tower. It is a real thing that happened. Nobody knows why, including Kanye.

The First Annual Narcissists' Summit was completely bizarre, and afterwards Kanye had nothing to say. He just wanted to take a picture.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continue to battle it out as the divorce of the century rages on. In the latest development, Pitt is accusing Jolie and her legal team of leaking confidential information about their six children.

According to The Daily Beast, Pitt recently filed court documents in the Superior Court of California to request that all records of their custody battle be kept private to ensure their kids' privacy. Pitt's filing was apparently in response to Jolie submitting a document a couple months ago known as "The October Stipulation," which was intended to lay down visitation rights for Pitt.

Pitt argues that Jolie filed the stipulation even though her lawyers were aware that doing so would make certain information about their kids' health records public, including the names of their therapists.

The news documents filed by Pitt say that Jolie has "compromised the children’s privacy by disregarding a confidentiality agreement that was expressly designed to protect the minor children."

Pitt's lawyer wrote that the kids "should be protected from embarrassment and stigma resulting from public access to information concerning their emotional status and their relationships with their parents."

Pitt has also enlisted the help of a psychologist, who provided a witness statement for him saying that all court documents should be kept private for the children's sake. The psychologist cited research that showed children were harmed when they were aware of their parents' conflicts during divorce proceedings.

And as if all of that wasn't enough, it has also come to light that Jolie is requiring Pitt to be tested for drugs and alcohol four times a month while they're fighting for custody of Vivienne, Knox, Shiloh, Zahara, Pax, and Maddox.

Yikes.

British lifestyle blogger Clare Potts has figured out that life is so much better when your refrigerator dispenses wine instead of water. And apparently a lot of other people agree, because her tweet about it has gone totally viral, having been retweeted almost 70,000 times.

Speaking with BuzzFeed News, Potts explained that she and her boyfriend bought a house together, and along with it, a new fridge. “We ordered the fridge and Joe said it came with a wine cooler section and I said, ‘Or we could put it in the water dispenser.’ It seemed to make perfect sense."

Twitter supports this idea 100 percent.

Of course, it doesn't have to be wine 24/7. “We finished off the bottle and washed it out so it’s back to water now. Not sure if it would work if you left it for a while, though,” she said.

Seems like a pretty useful invention, especially with Christmas and New Year's quickly approaching.