Laura Bush: "Hook 'em HORNS!"

AP ^ | 01/03/05 | AP

[Pikamax]

President Bush (news - web sites), and first lady, Laura, arrive on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, in Washington. Laura is making the Texas Longhorns sign in honor of the University of Texas winning their game against the University of Michigan. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

[an italian]

Oh it's anything of scandalous... Just stupied!

In Italy when a woman "sleeps" with another man that is not her husband... Well we say that her husband has horns and we do what Laura Bush did today...

In the most of cases just for jokes...

Can you tell me what's the meaning in America?

[an italian]

something such of...

we use them when the man which his wife has sleept with someone else doesn't know it...

have you understand?

[Dan from Michigan]

Can you tell me what's the meaning in America? In the state of Texas, it usually stands for "Hook em" referring to the University of Texas Longhorns football and basketball teams.

In most of the rest of the country(and I believe also in England), it is the "Devil sign" and is often seen at heavy metal concerts.

[reedmelnick]

Well, Cal sure got their butts whooped good by TECH, eh? Michigan would have killed them in YOUR bowl.

[BushisTheMan]

I think you described what the hook-em Horns sign means in Italy. In American, that's just a sign of support for the University of Texas at Austin athletic teams. Horns represent the long-horned cattle found in Texas, of course.

This other sign was something offensive. It was not good but no one would describe what it meant.

[BushisTheMan]

Yes, I know the hook-em horks one, but I wanted to know what the thumb sticking out from between your ring and middle finger means. The tip of the thumb is between the other 4 fingers (in the middle with 2 on each side).

Do you know?

[DennisR]

"GREAT Mich. team"

Michigan was ranked Number 12, right? Not THAT great!

Okay, taking cover now.

Honestly, that game and the Iowa/LSU game were both excellent!

[Cultural Jihad]

"Welcome to the real world."

[Endeavor]

yeah. what's it to ya, bub? (grin)

[Endeavor]

E. Lansing is the home of Michigan State. Ann Arbor is the home of michigan. I'm sure one of the michigan fans will take you to the cleaners for that one. take cover.

[MAWG]

Mich. was ranked 9th. going into the Rose Bowl. I thought they had a tough defense and a very strong and versatile offense. They are a historic program worthy of enormous respect.

[Hot Tabasco]

they may not feel that way in Berkely or E Lansing)

No, we don't! Plus the 50+ weather this past weekend has ruined any chance of any early season ice fishing here in S.E. Michigan............

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Another amazing item. the guy who snagged the last minute winning TD was a 5th year senior who had never had a TD in all his previous games at Iowa. Tell me the Hawkeyes are not God's Team !

[Danae]

My guess is YOUR bowl and the PAC 10 agreed to it, complain to them! until then you missed a great game.
Believe me, the "howling" has been going on since they took our bowl game from us. The BCS sucks. They can't even get it together enough to have a real number one team. Like I said, BCS SUCKS!

[Danae]

Get a grip . You got torched by Texas Tech ! Who was overrated ? Hookem'

Excuse me? I happen to be a Horns fan. I lived in Austin long enough to get "hooked" if you must know. This isn't about the teams. It isn't about great or poor games! It is about how much the BCS SUCKS! AND they don't swallow!

[Danae]

Well, "your" bowl game stunk for years. Remember that Wisconsin/Stanford sleeper a few years ago? The Pac-10 stinks. I'm thrilled the Rose Bowl joined the BCS, so we actually get to see a good game, rather than a boring game disguised as "tradition."

Yea, whatever. You seem pretty freaking happy to get OUR game. In fact, it seemed that most of the Nation wanted to get OUR bowl game. Geez, for a Bowl that supposedly "Stinks", all'ya'all sure wanted it pretty damn bad. Hippocrit.

It was stolen from us. Pure and simple. We in the PAC 10 BUILT it. YOU don't deserve it. It should be REGIONAL just as it was before. Oh yea, and maybe the BCS should look into having #1 play #2. What a concept a??

[Tall_Texan]

FYI - Texas and Ohio St. play a home-and-home starting in 2005. So you'll get to see for yourself what Vince Young is all about. BTW, down here OSU is a team wearing orange that calls themselves the Cowboys.

As for the Aggies, I guess they just curl up in a fetal position anytime they see a team in orange calling themselves "UT", even if it is a funny shade of orange.

[Tall_Texan]

For those of you that watched the Rose Bowl, let me ask all of you a question. Did the Mich. players go for Vince Youngs nuts the few times they finally got him on the ground or was I imagining things?

They definitely got him once - Young doubled over and tried to keep playing but it was clear someone in blue grabbed his cup. I thought that should warrant "offensive holding" by the defense at the very least...

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Yes. Who are they showing their allegiance to ?

[schu]

I was there and most of the time the Michigan players were just waving at him as he ran by.... ;-)