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On 2 May 2024, it was proposed that this article bemoved toSlime (slapstick). The result ofthe discussion wasnot moved.

• I disagree, as the two articles may be similar in context - but have different history/relevance in America and in England.

• Agreed. Whilst it may be the same sort of substance, its usage over the years in the UK and the US haven't paralleled each other. Perhaps the "Slime" category can be linked at the bottom under "See also" and vice versa.

• Whichever choice you make there is gonna be criticsm as some people can put them as different things while others might say it is just a change of spelling between Us and Uk. I personally think they are different as gunge is a bit more gloopy/runny/liquidy than slime. And Uk have slime and gunge. Slime is more sticky than gunge.

• I also believe that slime and gunge are two different entities. I think of "slime" as being more of a certain type of substance, such as what was used on the Canadian show that most likely first put the word "slime" into popular culture, You Can't Do That On Television. "Gunge," however, would seem to incorporate a larger variety of substances. There may be purists that would argue that true "gunge" is what appears on British shows such as Noel's House Party, but I have tended to think of "gunge" as also being a more generalized term that can apply to any number of items that may be used to get people messy. I may even go so far as to say that slime might rightfully be thought of as a TYPE of gunge...but they are definitely not one and the same, and the terms should not be used interchangeably.

How come gunge today is only watery stuff????I want to know, ThaxDuff1215:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It all depends how its mixed up, if more powder and less water is used it tends to be thicker but if more water is used the consistency losens up and appears watered down.

It would seem that the quality of gunge has gone downhill since the 90's.TheFreak200708:58, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm told that the making of gunge involvesPVA glue.mattbuck11:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PVA Glue and borax is a certain type of slime used to make polymers sort of plastically feels like a rubber ball if rolled up, and is not the slime/gunge someone would have poured over them. True gunge, in the UK is made up of a thickener that thickens the sauce used in apple pies. The colour is then added usually artificially such as powder paint or food colouring

I would like it if someone can cite evidence to show that the BBC version of Double Dare was 'more sloppy' than the North American version. Since I've never seen the BBC version, I'd like to know how it is different without having to go to the Double Dare link (a footnote would be sufficient).SailorAlphaCentauri17:12, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I remember it had some sort of shower booth where you had to sing, and the worse you sang the more gunge you got, and the winner had the most gunge...mattbuck11:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to remember that, long before the word "gunge" became popular in its current sense, there was a TV or radio joke about a dish called "gunge". Its particular property was that, regardless of what other ingredients you added, the dish always tasted exactly the same. Does anyone know a source for this? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) (talk)11:07, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a New Zealander, and I've never heard anyone call it gunge, I always called it Slime and so does everyone I know. Comparing the amount of occurances on stuff.co.nz, slime is far more common. Based on this, I've removed New Zealand from the list of countries that call it slime.Caleb Withers (talk)22:15, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I've never seen such an unprofessionally written article. It sounds like someone in middle school wrote it for a "wild" book report.128.84.124.182 (talk)03:45, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Oh, I've seen worse, but this is pretty bad. Yes--it's an enumeration of trivia, only barely held together by unverified generalities about continuing popularity blah blah. I pruned it some, but not enough.Drmies (talk)17:56, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's time.Google Trends shows "gunge" to be equal to one sub-brand of slime in searching and that's not even counting how many more hits "Slime" alone gets worldwide.Omnifalcon (talk)13:02, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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