Highlights of the week August 26 - September 1
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The last week of summer was full of the most unexpected and hilarious events. For example, the German Navy decided to make a little joke on the people of London, but instead it stirred up social networks around the world for a few days.
The nerd has been released from the hospital
That's what an Italian doctor at a hospital in the city of Syracuse wrote on his patient's chart. The patient went to the ambulance complaining of stomach pains. After being examined, the man was discharged, and the form reads: "Examination sheet: patient 'nerd' discharged, admitted to the emergency room with psychomotor agitation".
The case received a lot of attention in social networks. Users write that the doctor used the word scassamaroni - a rather rude and vulgar variant of the word "bore" or "nerd". The patient's companion notes that the doctors just laughed at him: "They only wrote the offensive word because he called them a lot <...> It is unacceptable that the issuance of medical discharges is not properly vetted and filtered by the head of the emergency department. My daughter's father, like everyone else, should have been guaranteed the utmost respect for his dignity, but instead he was ridiculed".
Reunion of Oasis
The main members of the band, brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, have been in a terrible quarrel for the last 16 years. All this time, the musicians have not been afraid to let each other's barbs and curses in public: this is evidenced by many interviews, posts on social networks or short comments that the brothers gave during various events.
This week, however, the musicians suddenly announced their reunion and even started selling tickets for the Oasis comeback tour. Experts, fans and critics have already managed to build several theories and consider different reasons for this decision. One of them: money. The Sunday Times, which was one of the first to report the return of the legends of the British scene, said that thanks to the reunion, the musicians will earn 50 million pounds each. This is a possibility, especially considering that tickets are being sold at inflated prices and selling out at breakneck speed.
However, the overall geography of the tour is still unknown. Oasis have said that the concerts will take place all over the world, but so far the dates have only been announced for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. So this number can grow several times. Nevertheless, Oasis can certainly be included in the list of the most epic reunions in music history, especially when compared to the return of the Spice Girls ($78 million (£60 million) for a 13-day tour) and Abba ($2 million (£1.5 million) for 7 days).
The German Navy Sailed into London to the Imperial March
The crew of a German ship sailing down the Thames through London chose this song as the ship reached the center of the capital. An eyewitness captured the event on video, which quickly went viral on social media.
The warship was in the area for a planned exercise and stopped in London to replenish supplies. Commanders often choose music when arriving at a port and there is no secret subtext to it, the military said.
Other video footage shows London Calling, a 1979 hit by the British rock band The Clash, being played from the ship. The ship itself, named the Braunschweig after a city in Saxony, is part of the country's newest class of ocean-going corvettes.
