Take it Away, Steinbeck:

by John Morgan on May 1, 2010 11:02 PM PDT

The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.

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This may be the coolest literary reference...

…ever on a football site.

by Chirp on May 1, 2010 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed

Somehow epitomizes my hopes for the coming years.

by Sword on May 2, 2010 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Uh...John, you spelled Stanback wrong. Isaiah's gonna be pissed.

Does this make Matt Hasselbeck Slim?

by DJ C-Raig on May 1, 2010 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

Speaking of Steinbeck

There is this quote he gave to the New York Times back in the 30’s that always gets talked about in conjunction with Of Mice and Men. A quick Wiki got it:

I was a bindlestiff myself for quite a spell. I worked in the same country that the story is laid in. The characters are composites to a certain extent. Lennie was a real person. He’s in an insane asylum in California right now. I worked alongside him for many weeks. He didn’t kill a girl. He killed a ranch foreman. Got sore because the boss had fired his pal and stuck a pitchfork right through his stomach. I hate to tell you how many times. I saw him do it. We couldn’t stop him until it was too late.

I love this, it has a resonance about it; a Hemingway punch. Steve Kelley cries over this ability nightly.

by DJ C-Raig on May 1, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

This gets a rec for literary awesomeness.

by Blake Jensen on May 1, 2010 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

Earl and Russell seem like Steinbeck characters too

Two Texans, one by way of Oklahoma, head west during the greatest depression in their lifetimes to seek their fortune and end up in a camp to fight for work amongst other men seeking the same. Only they get there by plane, the camp is a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility and their paychecks are ridiculous.

by Kevaru on May 2, 2010 12:09 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs