The most ridiculous part is that was a multi-level reference. One of the online fans who was a big help to the writers as far as filling them in on backstory & such used the handle "wonko the sane" on USENET. It was actually a shoutout to him, making it a recursive shoutout to Hitchhiker's Guide.
Although Beastwars takes place before the Spanish language is created, the robots including Optimus Primal come from a future long after the Spanish language is created.