The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for August 13, 2024

Poor Jiminy!

Jiminy Cricket won’t be jumping any more.

The cricket croaked.

For a moment I thought he was Col. Sanders

Jimmy split, or splat!

Jiminy Crickets!

-a common expression in our family.

The cab driver’s navigation system is broken. So he lets his conscience be his guide.

♪♫ When you wish upon a sidewalk… ♫♪

… And what was left alive, wriggling desperately among the smashed remains was the tangled knot of a Horse Hair Worm parasite, the cause of Cricket’s bizarre behavior. “No, Geppetto, it is not angel-hair spaghetti!”

Forever more known as Jiminy Squishet.

Is there anybody who actually knows that Pinocchio got turned into a real boy at the end of the story?

If only someone had thought to give a little whistle, this tragedy could have been avoided.

Squashed his chances of becoming famous!

Zippity goo da

By Jiminy, that’s a good idea!

Every taxi driver knows the meaning of “step on it”.

I guess this means Pinocchio is unconscience.

My wife would do the same thing. Her motto is: “A good bug is a dead bug.”

[a la Ernest from Ernest Goes to Camp, etc.] Eeeeeewwwwwww.

Never did like that little smart a $ $.

We should place his little hat and little umbrella on the hearth as a memorial.

oh, nooooooo

Drink to his memory. Make it a grasshopper.

Yumpin’ Yimminy!

The Sweed, Geppetto, could only shreek Yumpin Yiminy.

I’ll never be the same :-(

In the book, the cricket does get squished to death.

Jiminy’s no fool…at least, not anymore.

I guess there’s no hurry now. No one rushes to a funeral.

A little late for that.

They could just leave him there, but that wouldn’t be cricket.