International observers of American politics are sometimes afraid that the president is a war-mongering simpleton. Other times they’re afraid he worships Satan.
President George W. 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.
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.
Residents of the Scandinavian country were taken aback when they saw the First Family appear to salute Satan during the inaugural parade.
I’m as big a critic of the president as the next guy, but believe me, this is about the least scary thing the guy does in a typical day.
(Thanks to PWalker for the tip)