In here you come up with first draft titles of John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men that were originally rejected

Of Apples and Automobiles

B next

Of Bears and Beavers

C

Of Cookies and Cockroaches

Of Dragons and Ducks

E

Of Endoras and Eggs

Of Fireworks and Footballs

Of Ghosts and Goblins!



This is fun Opus,thank you!!

H

Of Hotdogs & Hamburgers

I

Ice & Iron

J

Of Jerks and Jackasses (Ah man!!)

K

Of Ketchup & Kittens

L

Of Love and Loniness :(

M

Of Mounds and Milky Way

N

Of Nannies and Naps

Of oranges and orangutans

P

Of Puppies and Puddles

Of Quacks and Queries (Theres lots of Queries on Google (Ah man!!))

R

Since I'm not a student of Steinbeck, none of this alleged game makes any sense to me, so will add nothing, but some of you "get it" I guess. Could be I'm trying to make sense of something that is NOT to be.


P

We are on R Carole........ Cut the crap ok???

I didnt do a damn thing to you.......


Of Roosters and Rhinehearts

Now we are on S

Of Spaghetti & Spinach

T

Of Turkeys & Tacos

U

Of Urns and Umbrellas

Of Valerie's and Violets

W

Of Uses and Users

V

Of Uses and Users

V

V was before you so I’m moving to W

Of Watermelons and Witches

Of Xeroxes and Xanadus

Y

Of Yarn and Yokes

Z

Of Zebras and Zephyrs

A

Wow! We got through the whole alphabet! Cool game !

Of Apples and Antelopes

B

Of Bananas & Butterflies

C

Since I'm not a student of Steinbeck, none of this alleged game makes any sense to me, so will add nothing, but some of you "get it" I guess. Could be I'm trying to make sense of something that is NOT to be.



Of Carolines and Crotchetiness

Of Dudes and Dolls

E

Of Enchiladas and Éclairs

F

Of Freaks and Fudge

Still don'g get "IT"...Bonnie says it's a cool game --HUH??????

Of Freaks and Fudge

Still don'g get "IT"...Bonnie says it's a cool game --HUH??????

:wave: You've GOT it Caroline! :)




Of Goats and Giraffes

H

Of Hockey and Halloween

I

Of Ice and Inchworms

:wave: You've GOT it Caroline! :)




Of Goats and Giraffes

H

I do? I still say it's dumb as I need a bit of sense to stuff...

See Carole I knew you could do it honey!!

J - Of Jupiter and Joyous

K

I do? I still say it's dumb as I need a bit of sense to stuff...

Of Killjoys and Kvetchers

L

Of Lembecks and Lollipops

M

Of Mint and Music

Of Nieces and Nephews

Of Oil and Oak trees

P

Of Polkaing and Parading

Q

Of Quivers and Quacks

R

Of Rhino's and Rabbits

S

Of Steak and Sausage

T

Of Ticks and Tocks

U

Of Universe and Utures (I dont think I spelled it right)

V

Of Valeries and Va-va-vooms

W

Of Valeries and Va-va-vooms

W

:lol::D:lol::D

Of Whales and worts

X or Y

Of X-rays and Xylophones

Y

Of ( Dick) York and York Peppermint Patties

Z

Thank you Bonnie :)

Of Zits and Zebras

A

Of Ants & Attics

B

Of Bertinellis and Barbaras

C

Of Corn and Cobs

Of Dances and Doves

E

Of Emptiness and Endless

F

Of Frost and Freezers

Of Ghosts and Grapes

Of Heros and Horses

I

Of Indiana and Indianapolis

J

Of Jokes and Jesters

Of Killers and Kenny

L

Of Lords and Leapers

M

Of Maladjustment and Malaise

Of Newts and Night

Of Opinions and Obstructions

P

Of Pringles and Pineapples

Q

Of Pringles and Pineapples

Q

Of Quincy Jones and Quincy M.E. :D

R

Of Quincy Jones and Quincy M.E. :D

R

:lol:

Of Ricki Lake and Ricky Ricardo

Of Simon and Simon (the other one)

T

Of Tiny and Tim

Of Ultrahot and Ultrahumid

(Have I mentioned it’s hot outside?)

V

Of Vinaigrette and Vinegar

Of Worms and Whales

Of xeroxes and xenotransplantations

Of Yes and Yep

Z

Of Zaps and Zips

A

I still don't get the rhyme and reason of this game.

If we were at R, then I guess Of Rhyme and Reason

ls good choice

We are at A

Of aches and pains (do both words need to start with A?)

I see it both ways same letters and not same first letter

B

I still don't get the rhyme and reason of this game.

If we were at R, then I guess Of Rhyme and Reason

ls good choice

We are at A

Of aches and pains (do both words need to start with A?)

I see it both ways same letters and not same first letter

B

Same first letter is the main point, like Of Mice and Men both start with M. It’s the same concept as that ant in the attic thing.

A- Of Aches and Ailments

B- Of Boxers and Briefs

C

Keeping with the medical theme .....



C - Of Cuts and Crutches ( that's the best I could come up with!) :D

D

Of Dumb and Dumber

Of Dumb and Dumber

:lol::D

Of eggs and eels

F

:D

Of Frogs and Flipper

:D

Of Frogs and Flipper

:lol::D

Of Geese and Gidget

H

Of Hooters and Hookers

I

Of Illumination and Imagination

Of Jam and Jelly

Of kings and killer Klowns

L

looks like some use A to Z order and some don't....guess it does not matter or does it???? Oh rule line says A-Z so I'll go with that when I go

Of Leg and Limb

M

Of Meanies and Misfits

Of no and nope

Of Onions and oranges

P

Of Peaches and Pears

R

Of Quisenberry (Dan) and Quirk (Jamie) The only Q battery ever in MLB (Kansas City Royals)

Of Quisenberry (Dan) and Quirk (Jamie) The only Q battery ever in MLB (Kansas City Royals)

If anyone doesn’t know, the battery in baseball is the pitcher and the catcher (Quisenberry was the pitcher)



Of Rokus and Reruns

S

Of sticks and stones

Of toast and tea

U

Of underoos and unmentionables

Of Vagabonds and Vampires

Of Warlocks and Witches

Of Ying and Yang

Of Zipping and Zooming

A

Of Ants & Attics :D

B

Of Bedknobs and Broomsticks

C

Of cucko and clock

Of Damp and Drafts

E

Of Einstein and E=mc²

Of Fluffiness and Fullness

G

of Grandpa and Gramps

Of Hungry and Hairy

I

Of Clowns and Coconuts

D

Of Dumpsters and Divers

Sorry, somehow I posted in the wrong place. The next letter should be "I".

Of Icons and Idols

J

What???

Of Judge and Jury

K

Of Kwik-E-Mart and Kwijibo

Of Love and Loss

M

Of Lemons and Limes

M

Of Major and Minor

N

Of Nuts and Nincompoops

O

Of Okra And Onions

P

Of peanuts and popcorn

Q

Of Quiche and Quince

R

Of Rags and Rugs

S

Of Sailboats and Seas

T

Of Teachers and Tudors

U

Of Unicorns and Umbrellas

Of violets and violins

W

Of Wives and Wolves


XYZA

Of Xerox and Xanadu

Y

Of Xerox and Xanadu

Y

Of Yipping and Yapping

Z

Of Zip and Zap


A

Of Alligatorlizards and Air

B

Of Balls and Bats

C

Of Corn and Cobs

D

Of Dungeons and Dragons

E

Of Eggs and Eclipses

Of Fads and Fashion

G

Of Ghosts and Goblins

Of Heads and Hats

I

Of Ice and Icing

Of Judge and Jury

K

Of Judge and Jury

K

Of Kangaroos and Kings

Of Love And Letters

M

Of Mint and Mince

Of Noodles and Nikes

O

Of Operas and Orchestras

P

Of Peaches and Pears

Of Queens and Quilts

R

Of Rugs and Rubbish

S

Of Sun and Sand

Of Tramps and Thieves

U

Of Umbrellas and Urns

Of Visions and Views

W

Of Witches and Warlocks

X, Y, Z

Of Witches and Warlocks

X, Y, Z

Of Zebras and Zoos

A

Of Artichokes and Avocados

B

Of Bed and Breakfast

C

Of Circuses and Clowns

D

Of Dust and Dirt

E

Of Dust and Dirt

E

Of eggs and eggplant

F

Of Freaks and Fiends

G

Of Ghouls and Ghosts

H

Of Hats & Helmets

I

Of Imps and Idiots

J

Of Jokes and Joy

Of Kith and Kin

L

Of Life and Love

M

Of Life and Love

M

Of Men and Money

N

Of Nuts and Nectarines

Of Oboes and Orchestras

P

Of Peaches and Pies

Of Questions and Quips

R

Of Rhyme and Reason

I still see NO use to this game....

S

Of Seriousness and Silliness

T

Of Toads and Tadpoles

U

Of Umpires and Urchins

V

Of Vice and vVllains

W

Of Water and Watermelons

X, Y, Z, A

Of Ying And Yang


ZA

Of Zip and Zap

A

Of Apples and Apricots

B

Of Bonnie and Bertinelli

C

Of Corks and Corkscrews

Of Dukes and Duchesses

E

Of Eggs and Eggplants

Of Fame and Fortune

G

Of Goats and Gnats

Of Heaven and Hell

I

Of Inches and Ions

Of Jams and Jellies

K

Of Kites and Kangaroos

Of Love and Letters

M

Of Mush and Mash

Of Numbskulls and Nerds

O

Of Openings and Offerings

Of Penny and Paul

Q

Of Quills and Quivers

R

Of Rains and Rainbows

S

Of Sand and Surf

T

Of Topsy and Turvy

Of Umbrellas and Ukuleles

V

Of Violins and Violets

W

Of War and Warriors

Of X-rays and Xena

Y

Of Yahtzee and Yachts

ZA

Of Zingers and Zappers

A

Of Apples and Apricots

B

Bed and Breakfast

C

Of Coffee and Cake

D

Of Donuts and Danish

E

Of Eggs and Eggrolls

Of Frogs and Freaks

Of Ghosts and Ghouls

H

Of Heaven and Hell

Of Iceland and Igloos

J

Of Jelly and Jam

K

Of Kites and Kings

L

Of Love and Laughter

M

Of Mustard and Mayonnaise

N

Of Niceties and Nuances

O

Of Onions and Oranges

P

Of Penny and Poldark

Q

Of Penny and Poldark

Q

Yes!:heart:

Of Quills and Quivvers

R

Of Rivers and Rivulets

S

Of Santas and Sleighbells

:merrychristmas:

Of Santas and Sleighbells

:merrychristmas:

Of Tinsel and Toasting

U

Of Unwrapping and Unwinding

V

Of vacation and votive candles

W

Of White and Wonderlands

Of Xmas and Xenium*

*Meaning: Xenium refers to a gift given to a guest

Of You and Yours

Z

Of Zebras and Zephyrs

A

Of Alligators and Anteaters

Of Beggars and Bloggers

Pourage - Lenny had pourage for breakfast alot...

Q/R

Of Coats and Cloaks

D

Of Dino and Dinosaurs

E

Of Eclairs and Eggplants

F