Vito's opening lines are a reference to Planet of the Apes. Block names in this story were related to apes or monkeys: * Pierre Boulle, author of La Planète des Singes / Monkey Planet (adapted into film as The Planet Of The Apes) * Wu Cheng'en, author of Journey To The West (adapted as TV series Monkey) * Masaaki Sakai, actor who played Monkey in afore-mentioned TV series * Matt Berry, actor in sketch series Monkey Trousers * Christopher Biggins, presenter of game show On Safari * Thomas Mann, author who described Oswald Spengler as "Nietzsche's ape".