Why is it called a "cricket"?

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Crickets are commonly built on the uphill side of chimneys.

In 1940 Disney released the animated film, “Pinocchio”. One of the characters was a grasshopper that rode around on Pinocchio’s shoulder and acted as his conscience. The grasshopper’s name was Jiminy Cricket.

Jiminy Cricket
Chiminy Cricket
Chimney Cricket

So we have a construction term used and accepted all across North America that comes from a minor joke about a character in an animated Disney film from over 75 years ago.

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Closest thing I could find… cricket is referred to as a low stool around 1645, maybe that is where they sat to eat lunch while working on the roof.

3

Because “alligator tail” just don’t sound right.
Have you ever seen an alligator on a roof?

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I’m pretty sure Jiminey Cricket was named after a chimney cricket.

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:lol:

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Also a saddle

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Both names are used in Okla cricket and saddle. Saddle is more appropriate in Okla;-)