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• It's been a long time since I took History of the English Language, so thanks for the clarification, Doc. So the typed y emulates a manuscript thorn? That sounds right.

• Cuprohastes is partly correct, but instead of an ð (eth) the letter should be a þ (thorn).
  When hand-written, a thorn looks a lot like a lower case y - which is where the y in "Ye Olde" comes from. It's also why the letter y was usually made with a dot over it in medieval manuscripts.

• Cuprohastes, I congratulate you on figuring out how to type an eth, which isn't on my keyboard. You're right, of course, but I hope nobody took this seriously. What I typed as "ye" really means "the," and the y is an old way of typographically representing the eth. We do have better options now, as you have shown.
  Seekxl, you are welcome to use the image.

• Hi Dennis,
  i hope it's okay that i use your picture at my blog. if not, send me a short message and i remove it.
  greetings from Germany
  seekXL
  PS: Cool Pic !

• Dear Sir, Madam, or other as appropriate,
  I noted with some distress that you used "Ye Post" and "Ye Webb" in your clever, but small mock-up of That Which Shall Be Used For Searches.
  Since it's a pet peeve, I thought I'd take the time out from my busy schedule to chew your ankles lightly but firmly over this matter: It's not ye, it's ðe!
  Use an Eth, Dammit! ð for the win! ðe Olde Webb II.0 needs more ð!
  Youres insincerely,
  Cuprohastes.