Once contemporary definitions of the BRB gained popularity as a plot device in Looney Tunes; the button became a running gag.
•
In a real world case, Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov figuratively avoided pressing the Red Button by correctly identifying a missile attack warning as a false alarm.
•
In his "MLF Lullaby," singer/satirist Tom Lehrer noted that development of a "Multi-Lateral (nuclear) Force" would ensure that "one of the fingers on the button will be German."
A Big red button or Big Red Switch, an actual or fictional button with various functions, often used symbolically in works of fiction particularly as a means to activate a destructive device
Red Army | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement | American Red Cross | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Big Finish Productions | Red Sea | Big Brother | Big Ten Conference | The Big Bang Theory | Red Star Belgrade | Red | Little Red Riding Hood | Detroit Red Wings | Red Bull | Red River | Red Hat | Red Dwarf | Big Dipper | Reel Big Fish | International Committee of the Red Cross | Big Ben | The Big Lebowski | Red River of the North | New York Red Bulls | IUCN Red List | Big Finish | Simply Red | Red Wing, Minnesota | Red Skelton | Red Army Faction |