I heard a rumor the hero was originally going to be called Lostat and the book The Lostatsey but Homer felt thus was too on the nose and gave the story away too much.

His defining Heroic moment is not fighting Angua's brother or blowing up the creature from the dungeon dimensions. For me, it is telling the entire Ankh Morpork dogs guild to "SIT!"

I spent three days last week feeling like I was going to throw up, without actually doing anything. Tired and a temperature. Got to Saturday lunchtime and it was like someone just turned off ill mode. Very odd. Hope you are feeling better.