Britton (BFK)
noun
A Britton is a highly advanced yet wildly inaccurate unit of distance measurement equal to about 75
miles… which is technically
71 miles… but for the sake of simplicity and road-trip morale, everyone rounds it up to 75.
The Britton was created for drivers who refuse to deal with inconvenient things like precise
math, GPS estimates, or
basic honesty about how far away something actually is. Instead of saying “It’s a 1,000-mile drive,” experienced travelers convert everything into Brittons, because distances sound far less intimidating when expressed in mysterious units nobody fully understands.
The official abbreviation is BFK.
Very few
people actually know what the “FK” stands for. The small group that does are said to be mythical,
legendary individuals whose knowledge of the Britton system borders on ancient wisdom. They are extremely busy
people doing far more importanter things, and therefore should not be bothered with trivial questions like this.
Scientific-ish Formula:
1 Britton ≈ 75 miles (or 71 if you insist on ruining the inaccuracy of a Britton).
Warning:
Using Brittons
may result in incorrect ETAs, mild confusion among passengers, and at least one person asking why you didn’t just say miles like a normal human.
Examples:
• “North Dakota is only about 13.3 Brittons away. That’s basically a quick
afternoon drive.”
• “Relax, the gas station is like 0.01 BFK's up the road.”
• “We drove 6 Brittons
today and somehow the
kids are still alive.”