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Author:  bigyak [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Silly Norwegians
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... tanic_sign
Quote:
Norwegians Confused by Bush Salute

OSLO, Norway - President Bush (news - web sites)'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.

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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.
Author:  Locke_Trinmin [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:37 pm ]
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hah.
Author:  iJasonT [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:03 pm ]
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bah! OK that is funny.
Author:  Romsuiag [ Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:26 pm ]
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Who says he wasn't saluting Satan?

Juuuuuust kidding, Talon! :wink:
Author:  X2-PB [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:11 pm ]
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Well I'd say this was a prime example of Bush being ignorant to foregien customs rather than the norwegians being silly. Being the president and an international representative of the USA he should be required to know about such things.
Author:  Rocklar [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:31 pm ]
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X2-PB wrote:
Well I'd say this was a prime example of Bush being ignorant to foregien customs rather than the norwegians being silly. Being the president and an international representative of the USA he should be required to know about such things.


Yeah, heaven forbid we offend another country during a domestic celebration. Man, we suck...so unthoughtful.
Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:35 pm ]
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Author:  Talon1977 [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:36 pm ]
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ROFL ROCKY!!! :P
Author:  Rocklar [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:47 pm ]
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Obo wrote:
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Yeah, yeah, yeah...just sick of the world's mindset that anything having to do with the US must be bad or wrong in one way or another. No worries, though, I'll not further publicize my contem...nevermind. Stopping now.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:01 pm ]
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People really need to take a international business class. Seriously, you can fill a whole semester of all the weird customs and crazy beliefs people believe in around the globe. The thumbs up sign is negative in some countries, and it is positive in others. Some countries start counting with their thumb as one, where others hold their pointer finger out for one, and others consider holding the pointer finger out just as bad as coursing.

SO... anyone offended by the hand signals of one country is in serious need of one great lesson. The world is a big place; no one person can know all the ways that will offend different people! Learn that lesson before jumping to conclusions.

If you open a door for a lady: One lady may thank you, and another may think you are belittling her. Point is, no matter what you do, you may piss someone off. To spend you life worrying about those who have their feelings on their shoulders is to waste ones life.

In the words of that famous A-Wing Pilot: “There’s too many of them!”
Author:  X2-PB [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:16 pm ]
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Rocklar wrote:
X2-PB wrote:
Well I'd say this was a prime example of Bush being ignorant to foregien customs rather than the norwegians being silly. Being the president and an international representative of the USA he should be required to know about such things.


Yeah, heaven forbid we offend another country during a domestic celebration. Man, we suck...so unthoughtful.
Ah sorry, I somehow got the impression he was in Norway at the time, hence the comment. My mistake.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:05 pm ]
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Cyrus's mind wrote:
Well I'd say this was a prime example of X2 being ignorant to the locations of foreign events rather than the Bush being ignorant of foreign customs. Being a member of an international Player association and a leader of that largely US association he should be required to know in what country the US holds its inauguration celebrations.



I think the above statement is unfair! I :P do think it is funny as hell! :P

:idea: If that statement is unfair when it is aimed at X2, would X2 say that his statement about our President is unfair. After all those are X2's own words, with just the names swapped and the details fixed to match the situation.

I think the statement is not fair. I don’t expect X2 to know where inauguration celebrations are held. But I do expect him to jump to conclusions way to fast... along with a huge portion of the world. I wish I did not expect that… but it is true. :cry:
Author:  bigyak [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:17 pm ]
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Silly British
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:25 pm ]
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bigyak wrote:
Silly British


:lol:
Avian International Relations Class 101
:lol:
Chapter 3
:lol:

KEY WORD: Silly

From PMs: X2 took offence to the title calling the Norwegians silly. Not major offence, bit the word silly was the fuel for his post.


See I read Yak's first post and I think: LOL look what Bush got into now. Silly man cant get a break. Silly Norwegians for having a national sign for the devil. :P

I think silly as in funny. Well as it turns out, just like bush’s hand sign, silly has different meanings across the globe.
Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:29 pm ]
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Silly Humans.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:54 pm ]
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Obo wrote:
Silly Humans.


I take offense at being excluded from the above statement.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:03 pm ]
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Talon1977 wrote:
Obo wrote:
Silly Humans.


I take offense at being excluded from the above statement.


Ok for you it could go like this:

Silly Sock Puppet Lover.

Or

Silly owner of a no WoW playing PC

Or

Silly Mavis wannabe! :P
Author:  Kyp Darron [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:11 pm ]
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I didn't even know that was a sign for a devil until I read that newsstory.

Just to set the story straight, no newspaper in Norway have ever claimed that Bush or his daughter did the sign for satan. All the norwegian articles I have read about that picture, have correctly stated that it is a sign for Longhorns. Even the article that this english newsreport refer to, state that, although I would agree that it is not the best article I have seen.

There is a backstory to this though.

Some days prior to that picture got blown up in media, a norwegian ski-jumper won an award and showed that same sign on National TV as he won.

Since he has background in rock, and the sign is used as a common rock sign, he commonly use it when he is happy.

Some people (I guess the vocal minority, as most norwegian are not very religious, and probably didn't know that it was a sign for Satan until mentioned in the newspapers) critizised him for showing that sign, claiming it was a sign for satan. This then got blown up in the newspapers, as they love to write about controversies, however small and insignificant.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:16 pm ]
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Hey Cyrus....

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:P
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:17 pm ]
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:lol:

NO THANKS

:lol:



What does that name mean anyway. You call me that all the time and for the life of me I can't even remember what it means. All I know is when I think of you and it I get all cracked up and cant contain myself.

And at least tell me if I spelled it right!





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On another note: I think it was great for Kyp to shed some light on the situation being that it went from silly (Read: Funny) to serious. Thanks a lot Kyp. Man it is cool to have friends all across the world.

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Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:24 pm ]
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Who, Mavis?

You don't know who old MB is?

:shock:
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:31 pm ]
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Nope. I don’t. Talon calls me that all the time.... it all started after he heard me as a guest on the Avian Radio Show right before SWG was released. He has even explained the name to me many times. But I can never remember it. That is what is so funny about it.


See when I call him a Mavis wannabe, which is like calling him a Cyrus Wannabe, just using his slang for me. SO you can see how he finds the name so offensive on many levels.


And I still don’t know who Mavis is, or why I got tagged with the name.
Author:  Talon1977 [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:31 pm ]
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Obo wrote:
Who, Mavis?

You don't know who old MB is?

:shock:


And that, folks, is the funniest part of it all. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:37 pm ]
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I very well may be thinking of a different Mavis :P..... or am I.....who knows....... ........
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:38 pm ]
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Talon1977 wrote:
Obo wrote:
Who, Mavis?

You don't know who old MB is?

:shock:


And that, folks, is the funniest part of it all. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



:P
Yeah, that is why I think it is funny too. I dont know why the hell Talon is laughing.... but I think it is funny too

So everyone get it all in while you can. Funny times. Whoo Hoo!

hahah heheh lol lol lol ROFLAO and all that

Enjoy yourself with your silly internet laughter

:P


/edit
Now that I think of it:
Mavis better not be gay.... I am not into that
Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:43 pm ]
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You know Cyrus, between you maniacal laughter there and your "mind" speaking to us.... I'm really beginning to wonder about you.
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:50 pm ]
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That is not my maniacal laughter .... I was mocking all of you. Before I found Avian I was not into all that "hehehe" weirdness. :P


Just tell me Mavis is straight so I can go to class with peace of mind. It is a long and important class (6-10PM) and this class has no student internet access. SO TELL ME NOW! :P

I don’t want this Mavis stuff keeping me from concentrating. “Industrial Estimating” is supposed to be a hard class even without all this Avian nonsense getting in the way.
Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:53 pm ]
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Maybe.... maybe not. Does it really matter?
Author:  Cyrus Rex [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:04 pm ]
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:P

Just know this:

I am walking out the door, on the way to my class.

You had the chance to intervene. As the keeper of information, the situation was in your hands. You had a chance to do what was right. You could have put my mind as easy.... but no.

Know this :twisted: Obo Al'can :twisted: . If I learn nothing in this class, it will be all your fault.


:P
Author:  Obo [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:12 pm ]
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/shout Everyone is Cyrus' school, Stay Away From The Bell Tower!!1!
Author:  Locke_Trinmin [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:16 pm ]
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The problem is everyone in the world can't learn to respect and understand one another.

A great example would be not being able to talk about politics and religion on the forums, or at least having it be frowned upon. This can't be done because some people here can't handle other peoples opinions, and comments very well.

Quote:
This is what we need, in my opinion:

"I believe a common world view is the only way in which we will all come to embrace each other's ideas, cultures, and mindsets to end hatred and false pretenses of the world."

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/WORLVIEW.html

-- Barcalla
Author:  Talon1977 [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:29 pm ]
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Locke... go away. We're making fun of Cyrus right now. We'll make a post when we're done. Then you can be all deep and serious again. Unless of course you want to join in the fun. See above posts if you need examples. :P
Author:  dbakke [ Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:45 pm ]
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Talon,

I got a serious conversation for you:

http://www.picpix.com/brad/pic/0004hszf/g218

Actually, I don't know what to say of this link, other than it overstates my point and has fairly ugly chicks in it.

But, in order to avoid the gutter if not completely, I give you:

http://www.ooze.com/finger/html/history.html
Author:  Talon1977 [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:22 am ]
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nice... real nice d.
Author:  Rocklar [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:38 pm ]
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dbakke wrote:
But, in order to avoid the gutter if not completely, I give you:

http://www.ooze.com/finger/html/history.html


Talon, you'll have to give me a synopsis of what was on that link as I generally avoid URLs containing the words "ooze" and "finger." Can't be too careful, you know.
Author:  Moon [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:57 pm ]
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LMAO!! :lol:
Author:  dbakke [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:48 pm ]
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Don't be shy Rocky, its an educational site. That page in particular is nothing more than a history lesson.

In fact, it is also a gift to our commie pinko leftist lib...I mean our Democratic colleagues. Why is it a gift you say? Because it provides a link to video footage of our President of the United States giving the bird to a TV camera.

Nelson Rockefeller was formerly the highest ranking official to ever be caught on tape giving the bird...but now 'W' has that distinction.

God Bless the USA
Author:  Talon1977 [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:01 pm ]
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

you kill me!
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