# What is this slime in the yard?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264 "2007-02-22T19:31:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![goldenmean1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@goldenmean1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldenmean1975)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264/21 "2007-02-24T20:37:30Z")

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Its clearly ectoplasm. Your friend has a ghost :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264/22 "2007-02-25T00:29:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Tiamatpuppy]  
A dead Gelatinous Cube? Does it have gold pieces in it?  
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Can’t be, there’s not enough there overall. After all, a gelatinous cube is basically Jello and there’s always a 10’x10’x10’ room for Jello.

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**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264/23 "2007-02-25T00:34:24Z")

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I believe you may have an ascomycete fruiting body…google for images

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**Author:** ![Tiamatpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Tiamatpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiamatpuppy)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264/24 "2007-02-25T00:39:40Z")

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[QUOTE=asterion]  
Can’t be, there’s not enough there overall. After all, a gelatinous cube is basically Jello and there’s always a 10’x10’x10’ room for Jello.  
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However you forgot that there is always room for jello! 😉

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264/25 "2007-02-25T00:51:15Z")

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[QUOTE=asterion]  
Can’t be, there’s not enough there overall. After all, a gelatinous cube is basically Jello and there’s always a 10’x10’x10’ room for Jello.  
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What about the Orc, sitting on a chest?

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**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-slime-in-the-yard/393264/26 "2007-02-25T00:59:21Z")

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Toad eggs?

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