Interesting symbolism...
It seems you are describing the "Hook 'em, 'horns" salute that is apparently widely used for millenia by devoted satanists/devil/evil-worshippers and of course more famously and more recently and innocently by alumni of the University of Texas including GWB...
http://www.whale.to/b/hand.html
I wonder if Tim is an alumni of the University of Texas?
