Muhammed Emoticons:

Muhammad (((:~{>

Muhammad playing Little Orphan Annie
(((8~{>

Muhammad as a pirate
(((P~{>

Muhammad on a bad turban day
))):~{>

Muhammad with sand in his eye
(((;~{>

Muhammad wearing sunglasses
(((B~{>

Muhammad giving the raspberry.
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Giving Muhammad the raspberry.
;-P

(From "Rusty", who notes "My great-great-grandfather came to America from Denmark in the 1840's", via Rand Simberg.)

Update: Reader "Martin" adds:

Muhammad with a bomb in his turban
*-O(:~{>

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