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*The street in Northwood named Astoria's full name is Astoria Place. This could possibly be a take on Astor Place in the Lower East Side. | *The street in Northwood named Astoria's full name is Astoria Place. This could possibly be a take on Astor Place in the Lower East Side. | ||
*At the beginning of [[Clean Getaway]], [[Vlad]] is nearly hit by a taxi and shouts "Hey! I'm walking here!" in reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Midnight Cowboy|Midnight Cowboy]]''. | *At the beginning of [[Clean Getaway]], [[Vlad]] is nearly hit by a taxi and shouts "Hey! I'm walking here!" in reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Midnight Cowboy|Midnight Cowboy]]''. | ||
*On the stairway leading to the sea at Meadow Hills there is a '[ | *On the stairway leading to the sea at Meadow Hills there is a '[[wp:Banksy|Banksy]]-esque' style graffiti piece. | ||
*There is a [[Liberty Tree]] article that talks about urban myths in Liberty City. This could be referring to the myths that were created around San Andreas. | *There is a [[Liberty Tree]] article that talks about urban myths in Liberty City. This could be referring to the myths that were created around San Andreas. | ||
*An [[Internet in GTA IV|online]] article on [[Liberty Tree]]'s [[Libertytreeonline.com|website]], an Air Sol flight has 212 passengers on board, 212 a reference to the area code in New York City. | *An [[Internet in GTA IV|online]] article on [[Liberty Tree]]'s [[Libertytreeonline.com|website]], an Air Sol flight has 212 passengers on board, 212 a reference to the area code in New York City. | ||
*In [[Willis]], there is a shop called Al's Furniture. This is a reference to Italian-American gangster Al Capone, who was officially the owner of a furniture shop. | *In [[Willis]], there is a shop called Al's Furniture. This is a reference to Italian-American gangster Al Capone, who was officially the owner of a furniture shop. | ||
*The fact that a secretive government body operates out of a paper factory may be a reference to the TV show [ | *The fact that a secretive government body operates out of a paper factory may be a reference to the TV show [[wp:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]. A secretive organization in that show also uses a paper factory as a cover and much of the action takes place in New York. | ||
*The viral video, [[wp:2 Girls 1 Cup|2 Girls 1 Cup]], is indirectly referenced to numerous times on the radio. | *The viral video, [[wp:2 Girls 1 Cup|2 Girls 1 Cup]], is indirectly referenced to numerous times on the radio. | ||
*In the mission [[Final Interview]], if you shoot the guard standing at the top of the last flight of stairs when escaping from [[Goldberg, Ligner & Shyster]], he will do a [[wp:Wilhelm Scream|Wilhelm Scream]] as he falls down. | |||
==Adult humor== | ==Adult humor== | ||