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03-30-2017, 01:19 PM
Queen sends card to Britain's oldest man, he DGAF
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This is Robert Weighton, he's 109 years old and he has the face of someone who gives zero f*cks. Just look at him:*
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His face screams: "It's going to take a lot to impress me, even if the Queen in person sends me a card."
Well, that's actually happened.*
Weighton, who was born in March 1908 when Edward VII was King and Britain had yet to fight in two world wars, has declined a card from the Queen because he's got too many of them and doesn't want to clutter his cosy home.*
SEE ALSO: Small child meets the Queen, throws wildly unimpressed tantrum (http://mashable.com/2017/03/09/little-boy-throws-tantrum-the-queen/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"I'd already received one every year and since it's the age of austerity I thought I would save the country a little bit on postage and printing," he told ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/2017-03-29/robert-weighton-and-alfred-smith-britains-oldest-men-share-109th-birthday-on-same-day/). "I don't want a whole row of them, there's ** point in that." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/30/britain-oldest-man-109-queen-card/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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This is Robert Weighton, he's 109 years old and he has the face of someone who gives zero f*cks. Just look at him:*
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/AhppGsx4YsjcIkfptdUZc5k0Czw=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F431910%2F2b37102f-7f4d-4244-bc1b-57d6bed4b71a.jpg
Image: Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
His face screams: "It's going to take a lot to impress me, even if the Queen in person sends me a card."
Well, that's actually happened.*
Weighton, who was born in March 1908 when Edward VII was King and Britain had yet to fight in two world wars, has declined a card from the Queen because he's got too many of them and doesn't want to clutter his cosy home.*
SEE ALSO: Small child meets the Queen, throws wildly unimpressed tantrum (http://mashable.com/2017/03/09/little-boy-throws-tantrum-the-queen/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"I'd already received one every year and since it's the age of austerity I thought I would save the country a little bit on postage and printing," he told ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/2017-03-29/robert-weighton-and-alfred-smith-britains-oldest-men-share-109th-birthday-on-same-day/). "I don't want a whole row of them, there's ** point in that." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/30/britain-oldest-man-109-queen-card/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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