Technovelgy has a neat list of the first appearance in print of many SF inventions (ansibles, waldoes, and over 1,100 others).

Link

function Cthulhu()
{
print “Gadzooks! Tentacles!”;
return 1;
}

$eldritch = Cthulhu(); // the call of Cthulhu

(This suddenly occurred to me after an overlong coding run. I cracked myself up. It’s time to seek professional help.)