In Wright Morris's novel Ceremony at Lone Tree, a fellow driving from Baja California to Nebraska stops off at a motel where the clerk notes him down as "Wake b

In Wright Morris's novel Ceremony at Lone Tree, a fellow driving from Baja California to Nebraska stops off at a motel where the clerk notes him down as "Wake before Bomb", i.e. to be awakened in time to see a test. In the event, the test is canceled.