Known this year, Tuomo Airaksinen, who is known for the meme, is celebrating Maritime Days.
Male and Meemi – Tuomo Airaksinen’s face first ended up on the Internet, and now in beer cans. Aaro Heiskanen
For many, the Kotka Maritime Days may be familiar with a meme circulating online with two pictures. One of the pictures has a neat gentleman, and the other the same man in a thousand tubes.
The man in the pictures is an eagle Tuomo Airaksinen;
– I must have vomited for sixty times, says Airaksinen.
The latter picture of the pair was taken by Airaksinen’s boss, who had come to wake the man to work.
Instead of work, the duo decided to leave for the leveling.
– Yes, the next day I would already go to work, Airaksinen recalls.
This is what the original classic meem looks like. Tuomas Pakkanen
Airaksinen shared a hangover picture on his Facebook wall. His guy combined the picture with Airaksinen’s earlier image, and edited the pictures to the form in which they are now known.
The picture of the sea days is now twelve years.
This year, Airaksinen says he will spend the sea days clear on the doctor’s order. The intention is to go to see the gig of the local shop boys.
The doctor’s prescription drove Tuomo Airaksinen, known for the memes, to spend this year clearly the Maritime Days. Aaro Heiskanen
Occasionally, the reputation brought by the picture is nervous. Last year, Airaksinen says that taking pictures has already gone a bit overwhelming. FREE did not come.
– Then I said you wouldn’t take any pictures until you buy a tentacle. After all, they bought the tentacle then.
Airaksinen remembers a case from Kouvola where he would crumble to get a picture if that ten Ville Vallaton drink to the table.
– It really brought, Airaksinen smiles.
However, Airaksinen understands people’s interest and does not consider it an unofficial sea day ambassador to act as a negative thing.
The organization of the Maritime Days has never approached Airaks. However, this year’s Maritime Days have been advertised, among other things, in the sentence: something quite different from that meme.
This surprises Airaksinen and evokes conflicting feelings in him. However, he praises the city’s line to advertise with a rossest touch.
– Hockey humor, Airaksinen says of his public image.
The Kotka Maritime Days were advertised in Ullanlinna, Helsinki. Aaro Heiskanen
Face on a shirt
Two years ago Airaksinen hit the wise heads together with a local bar entrepreneur Piirainen with, and the meme was commercialized.
The bar owned by Piirainen was on sale with airaksinen’s legendary beer cans and t-shirts.
Last year, the bar was closed due to extensive water damage, but now the products are available again.
Plans may have more extensive productisation.
– The coffee mug with a meme would be tough, Piirainen ponders.
According to Piirainen, a trademark of the National Board of Patents and Registration has been awarded to the shirt. The original meme is still freely available. Aaro Heiskanen