Talk:Hogfather

"Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless on drugs"

- tell that to my son. I think he must have a sugar imbalance or something. -- Beardo 00:18, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Continuity error?
Is it me, or is there a continuity error in the Discworld series? Because in book 16, Soul Music, Albert's lifetimer is smashed, leaving him 5 seconds of life in the real world, confining him to Death's Domain. Yet in Hogfather, the 20th book, he is out on the Disc with Death handing out presents! I don't see how that can happen, unless: Death gave Albert a new lifetimer (he probably wouldn't be allowed to by 'the rules'). Could anyone shed light on this situation? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fasfdsafdsaf (talk • contribs) 17:58, 13 January 2007 (UTC).

- The Hogfather operates sorta-kinda outside normal time. He's got to, in order to visit every child on the disc in one night. This temporal privilege is extended to his "elvish" assistant - Albert, in this case. It's in the book...


 * As long as "Fairy Cobler" Albert is traveling with Death/Hogfather he isn't really in the "real" world.
 * Oh, Happy Hogswatch, everyone. COWER BRIEF MORTALS... erm, I mean... HO HO HO. Blueboar (talk) 14:45, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Making Terry Pratchett a Featured Article
This is a call to arms to make the Terry Pratchett article a Featured Article. It will greatly help the cause if all the side articles that link from it are of a reasonable standard. Terry Pratchett has around 40 side articles (ie the ones relating to his work) - I don't think they are all expected to be GA (Good Article) standard for TP to become featured, but certain basic elements will be looked at for sure.

A full list of the sub articles is here on the TP talk page: I'm posting this comment on the talk pages of each article on the list. Editors reading may also like to help with the TP article too?

The main issue, especially with smaller articles, is often a finding reasonable amount of citations, and prose can sometimes be a little POV too. Coverage of the topic is probably less important, but of course it needs to be reasonably good. --Matt Lewis (talk) 15:15, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

nightmare before christmas
I'm intrigued by the similarities in the plot & deaths character with those of nightmare before christmas... Is this an influence Terry Prattchet has aknowledged? Or has it been noted by any reviewers etc? 86.139.82.64 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 16:24, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I have often wondered this. It certainly looks connected, and would be worth knowing. Koro Neil (talk) 22:27, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Translations

 * Otec prasátek (Czech))
 * Le Père Porcher (French)
 * Schweinsgalopp (German)
 * Wiedźmikołaj (Polish)
 * ’’Санта-Хрякус’’ (Russian)

Month format
In the Discworld year, the months usually consist of "Grune" and so on. Is December really a Discworld month? -- The Grim  Reaper  07:11, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, just after Ember. --Auric (talk) 19:31, 19 June 2010 (UTC)