When entering the Village of Lixouri, you’ll be welcomed by a little boy double fisting a big pair of apples.
“I’m 16 now, and everyone teases me about the photo. They call me ‘Milo’ - but my name is Yanni”.
“I contacted the store owner years ago. He agreed to remove the ad if I paid him €1000 - but I’m just a kid, I don’t have that kind of money!”
"After diplomacy failed, I turned to more extreme measures. I spray-painted over the ad, which backfired, because the store owner doubled the size of the photo!"
Little Yanni was ordered to perform community service, picking apples. He was also ordered to see a psychiatrist.
“After seeing a shrink and studying the eastern philosophy of Wu Wei, I’ve accepted it. Now, I sell apples on the side of the road under the moniker, Yanni Appleseed."
Now, little Yanni has a booming apple business - “and you know what, I owe it all to that ad."