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** This may be countered that we have an "Over 9000" in the present, when if ''God forbid'' someone would use the number, even if he has little relation with the internet, it'd be considered that he knew and is trying to make fun of it. However, since the book is written so early in time, only a true paranoid would accuse him of this. So today's paranoia was yesterday's "keen observational skills". Compare "What if Shakespeare lived in our time" (I'm almost wishing there's no trope for this).
* The film ''[[Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla]]'' had the giant robot named M.O.G.U.E.R.A which stands for "Mobile Operation Godzilla Universal Expert Robot Aero-Type."
* In the comedy ''[[J-Men Forever!]]'' (1979) the F.C.C. (Federal Culture Control), KRAP Radio, and M.U.S.A.C. (the Military Underground Sugared Airwaves Command) join forces to broadcast schmaltzy music to counter the rock & roll invasion of Earth. And there's Billy <s>Batson</s> Batchit, who becomes The Caped Madman (a [[Gag Dub|re-dubbed]] [[Captain Marvel]]) by uttering the magic word "SH-BOOM!", enabling Billy to ''"take on all the vices of a J-Man of the Secret Service: '''S''' for Sneaky, '''H''' for Hateful, '''B''' for Bigotted, '''O''' for Obnoxious, another '''O''' for Double-Obnoxious, and '''M''' for Mean!"''
* In the ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' [[Watchmen (film)|movie]], {{spoiler|Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias}} uses a device called "SQUID" to {{spoiler|destroy New York City and several other cities}}. What does "SQUID" stand for? Sub-Quantum Intrinsic Device. "The squid" is the fan name for {{spoiler|the giant tentacled alien creature that destroys NYC in the original graphic novel}}, and the name was inserted into the movie either as a [[Mythology Gag]] referencing the book's original ending or a salt-in-the-wound attack on an overprotective fanbase.
** It seems that a SQUID is a real-world device, although it really stands for "Superconducting Quantum Interference Device" Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID
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