"Jiminy", along with variants "Jiminy Christmas" and "Jiminy cricket" have been used as minced oaths for "Jesus Christ" since at least 1803. "Jiminy Cricket!"
Jiminy Cricket is a small cricket who first appeared in Disney's 1940 animated film, Pinocchio as the deuteragonist. Jiminy acts as a conscience and a good friend to the film's title character. He is clever, kind, caring and brave. He will do anything for a friend, even if it's life-threatening.
It is finding a way to be true and authentic to influence up. And, if something isn't ethical or moral, we still need to find our compass and do what we need to do to follow our Jiminy Cricket – “Always let your conscience be your guide.”
Jiminy Cricket : When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are / Anything your heart desires will come to you / If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme / When you wish upon a star as dreamers do...
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What advice does Jiminy Cricket offer Pinocchio?
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C -- Let your conscience be your guide. That's pretty simple advice. We all remember the story of Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket and from our childhoods, and the horrible outcomes when Jiminy's advice was disregarded.
idiom US informal. no reply or reaction at all; no spoken or written answer: Don't you hate when you're talking to a group of people and you ask them a question and you get crickets? I sent them two emails about it and basically, crickets.
This sweet name can roll right off your tongue, where it was commonly a nickname for the James' of the world, it now can carve a path as a first name, and pay homage to a certain gentle-cricket. The name also means "of Gemini" and refers to a group of stars, giving baby a sweet celestial connection every day.
When Pinocchio refuses to listen, the Cricket states, "You are a puppet and what's worse is that you have a head of wood", whereupon Pinocchio throws a mallet at the cricket, which kills him.
Jiminy Cricket is the deuteragonist of Disney's 2nd full-length animated feature film Pinocchio. He is a cricket who serves as a conscience, as well as a good friend, to the film's titular character. He is wise, selfless, caring and brave. He will do anything for a friend even if it proves to be life-threatening.
In addition to being Pinocchio's constant companion, Jiminy Cricket serves as Pinocchio's moral mentor. He informs Pinocchio of his moral obligations, gently criticizes him when he misbehaves, and praises him when he behaves properly. Jiminy Cricket, in other words, can be seen as a personified superego.
"Yep, temptations. They're the wrong things that seem right at the time, but, uh.... even though the right things may seem wrong, sometimes, or sometimes, the wrong things [chuckles] may be right at the wrong time, or visa versa.
His companion and conscience, Jiminy Cricket, was always at his side to assist him with decisions concerning the boy, ever since a mix-up caused Jiminy to give Geppetto's parents a powerful potion that turned them to puppets.
Released on 4/18/01, here's Jiminy Cricket, from Pinocchio, in his red stocking cap all tucked in for a good night's rest in a matchbox. Since he's asleep in a match box, he's hung his hat on one match and is using another as a 'pillow'.
When Pinocchio shows himself as selfless, truthful, obedient, and brave, the blue fairy transforms him into a real boy. The lesson that children can learn from this is that we can lead a happy life by being truthful and changing ourselves for the better.
The moral behind Pleasure Island (or Il Paese dei Balocchi, as it was called in the original) is that little boys who scoff at education and moral codes set forth by their parents, preachers and authority figures and will engage in "jackass" behavior instead, such as fighting, vandalism and underage drinking are often ...
Most shockingly of all, at one point Pinocchio is lynched from a tree by his recurring enemies, the Fox and the Cat. Collodi actually ended his original Pinocchio magazine series with the wooden boy being hanged, until popular demand for his revival prompted the writer to find a way out for our puppet protagonist.
Jimmy is a boy's name of Hebrew origin and a derivation of James. Associated with victory and change, Jimmy means “he who supplants” which indicates someone who may forcefully take a position or role belonging to someone else.
Jiminy Christmas – “Jiminy Christmas” is a direct reference to Jesus Christ and dates back to 1664, when it was first recorded as “Gemini,” a twist on the Latin phrase Jesu domini. The name of the Walt Disney character Jiminy Cricket was probably based on this phrase.
Meaning:God's power; Divine power. Love traditional names that have an old-world touch of glamor about them? Oswald is a boy's name of British heritage that symbolizes "divine power." It is a combination of the Old English words os and weald, meaning "God" and "power," respectively.
By Ray Novitske, Fairfax Master Gardener Crickets are thought of as a symbol of good luck in several cultures. The Chinese saw them as bringing happiness and good fortune, and often kept them in cages to appreciate their songs. Native Americans considered them good luck, representing wisdom, joy and power of belief.
Historically, the Chinese people took this as inspiration to have large families themselves, believing that having a lot of children would ensure an abundant and successful life. Besides being a symbol of good luck, the cricket is also thought to be a symbol of prosperity, wealth, and abundance.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase has been around since 1848. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, made over two years before Pinocchio, the Dwarfs exclaim, “Jiminy Crickets!” when they return to their cottage and find the lights on.
