Lost in translation: Bush salutes Satan? (Agencies) Updated: 2005-01-22 09:41
US President Bush's "Hook 'em, 'horns" salute got lost in translation in
Norway, where shocked people interpreted his hand gesture during his
inauguration as a salute to Satan.
![US President Bush gestures the ''Hook 'em, 'horns' salute of the University of Texas Longhorns as he and his family watch the Inaugural Parade Thursday Jan. 20, 2005, in Washington. President Bush's 'Hook 'em, 'horns' salute got lost in translation in Norway, where shocked people interpreted his hand gesture during his inauguration as a salute to Satan. [AP]](xin_42010222094415610755.jpg) US President Bush
gestures the ''Hook 'em, 'horns' salute of the University of Texas
Longhorns as he and his family watch the Inaugural Parade Thursday Jan.
20, 2005, in Washington. President Bush's 'Hook 'em, 'horns' salute got
lost in translation in Norway, where shocked people interpreted his hand
gesture during his inauguration as a salute to Satan.
[AP] | That's what it means in the Nordics when
you throw up the right hand with the index and pinky fingers raised, a gesture
popular among heavy metal groups and their fans in the region.
"Shock greeting from Bush daughter," a headline in the Norwegian Internet
newspaper Nettavisen said above a photograph of Bush's daughter Jenna, smiling
and showing the sign.
For Texans, the gesture is a sign of love for the University of Texas
Longhorns, whose fans are known to shout out "Hook 'em, 'horns!" at sporting
events.
Bush, a former Texas governor, and his family made the sign to greet the
Longhorn marching band as it passed during the inaugural parade through
Washington during Thursday's festivities, explained Verdens Gang, Norway's
largest newspaper.
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