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The Dry
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Great movie, good story and actors. Eric Bana does a v good job.
No tits or bums which made it more comfortable to watch with family. Don't know why many movies have the soft porn scenes, doesn't add anything and nice to see a good movie without it.
Only disappointment was Hoyts seating a person right next to us, spaced seating doesn't apply anymore?
Top Comment: I’m very disappointed to hear Eric doesn’t hang dong in this film.
[Skin Concerns] The difference between dry skin and dehydrated skin?
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This is my first post on here, and I have a lot of questions (that I'll probably hold off on for now, idk), but I went through the Wiki and stuff before this looking for information on dry skin /w acne. I only found one for dehydrated skin, which after looking at the 'what skin type are you' guide, I assumed they were two different things. Is there a difference, and if yes, what is it?
- Thanks, from me and my crusty face
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I recently read this and found it helpful.
ELI5: What does 'dry' mean in alcohol
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I've never understood what dry gin (Gordon's), dry vermouth, or extra dry beer (Toohey's) etc means..
Seems very counter-intuitive to me.
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Yo! After panning through the replies, I figured I'd drop some thoughts here. Source: I am a Certified (edit: now Advanced!) Sommelier and a Certified Specialist of Spirits.
Dry, as some have mentioned, is the word used to describe the opposite of sweet. I will reference a few laws below that use this definition in legal practice to confirm this as the internationally accepted, and in many cases, legally-binding definition.
Water is dry. Add sugar to it and it has some level of sweetness. You might hear words like "off-dry" to describe a small amount of sugar, "semi-sweet" a bit sweeter yet, and "sweet" or "lusciously sweet" to describe things even sweeter still. These are typically used to describe ranges of sugar expressed in grams of sugar per liter, which, if you multiply by bald eagles and divide by original colonies, can be converted to American. ;)
For reference, Coca-Cola has ~126g/L of sugar. It's what most industry folk would call something like "sweet", "cloyingly sweet", or "lusciously sweet". Source.
The amount of sugar in a wine can typically be found (except by many American producers) by searching google for "(insert wine name here) tech sheet". For example, find the technical notes for Moët & Chandon Imperial Brut here, where sugar is listed under "dosage" to be 9g/L. Keep in mind that most bottles encountered in the wild are 750mL, so to obtain a sugar level per bottle, simply multiply by .75.
A few laws for describing dryness, for the purpose of confirming the above definition:
German wines are allowed to call their wines "trocken" (dry in German) if and only if the wine has 9g/L of sugar or fewer.
Vouvray, a wine-making village along France's Loire River Valley, only allows for their wines to be labeled "sec" (dry in French) if the wines have 8g/L of sugar or fewer.
See below for a law on Gin.
Common misconceptions: "Dry" is often used by consumers to refer to the drying sensation one experiences after taking a sip of a beverage. This is a mistake, because the technical word to describe that sensation is "bitterness”, while the word most often used to describe the bitterness coming from grape and oak tannins is “tannic”. However, most beverage professionals (assuming they're paying attention) are in tune with the fact that this misconception is quite prevalent, so an astute salesperson should respond to "I'd like a dry wine" with something to the effect of "Dry as in 'the absence of sugar' or dry as in 'dries my mouth out'?"
The word "tannic" describes the sensation of astringency brought on by tannin, a compound--long name polyphenols--found in grape skins. Red wine, which is colored by leaving the crushed grape skins in the juice until the color seeps out--think of a tea bag leaching out its color--are prone to having tannin by the nature of this process. The longer the skins stay in the juice (sometimes as long as several weeks) to color, flavor, and add texture to the wine, the more tannin will be extracted from the skins, and the more the wine will dry your mouth out. But, again, this is not "dryness" technically, this is tannin--polyphenols--binding to your saliva and leaving a drying, sandpaper-like, cottonmouth feeling. Tannin can also be found in such things as tea leaves. Think over-steeped tea.
About things like gin specifically, London Dry Gin is a spirit which must, by law, be flavored predominantly by juniper and have no more than .1g/L of sugar. This level of sugar is what the industry folk would call "bone dry". Keep in mind that this is different from "Dry Gin" and simply "Gin", which are principally made the same way (by flavoring a neutral spirit) but may have different interpretations of flavors and different levels of alcohol and sweetness.
Dryness is also distinct from alcohol content in terms of organoleptic qualities, though high levels of alcohol can change the mouthfeel (especially adding viscosity, a liquid's resistance to flow or "thickness") and add a perceived sweetness--a bone dry liquid with the viscosity of maple syrup may seem sweeter to the taster than a bone dry liquid with the viscosity of skim milk simply by perception, even though the two liquids in question have the same amount of sugar.
A word of caution: As alluded to above, many wines and spirits are regulated by law in their production. Those which are not so regulated (American products, and products of countries who don't have bi-lateral trade agreements with countries who do regulate these things) are a great deal more laissez-faire when it comes to what words and designations end up on their products. A wine labeled "dry" in the states has no required limit of sugar. It could have 200g/L and face no legal recourse for naming it as such. Do your research on wines if you have any questions!!
Hope this is helpful! Happy Thursday!
"dry drunk" wtf.... AA dogma?
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I haven't been drinking since January. I've really not had any urges. Things have been going relatively well. I'm not in AA because I don't buy into the "only God can keep me jive". I've been self educating and honestly doing well. So after reading Alcohol Explained and This Naked Mind where they talk about "experiencing the negative physiologic and psychologic effects of Alcohol I thoughtfully carried out an experiment and posted about it. Read here:
I was quite happy and proud of the results. I told my wife and HOLY SHIT....just holy shit the blow back. We were in marriage counseling yesterday and our counselor starts in with "you are dry drunk". I've read the symptoms and it's not the case at all. "Denial" is conveniently a symptom so there is no way I can defend myself from the description of the syndrome. It's a nice catch 22.
So I've read about Dry Drunk syndrome and it seems as an AA jargon written to disregard any other treatment modalities of AA.....since the only treatment for "Dry Drunk" is 12 steps (basically AA).
I feel like my progress is being wholly disregarded because im recovering without following AA dogma.
I trust this communities collective opinion. Thoughts on Dry Drunk Syndrome is appreciated.
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Well, I've got a couple of choices when people accuse me of things.
(a) I can defend myself. Which invites more attacks often. The more push back the more the attacker pushes back.
(b) I can acknowledge the criticism without defending myself. I remain calm. I use "read-back and verify". In this technique, I listen attentively and then I say, "Thank you. This is what I heard you say - 'that you believe I am a dry drunk and I'm in denial, and etc. etc. etc.' - Did I miss anything? Is there more? " For each 'issue' that the person has, I ensure that I HAVE HEARD IT and THEY KNOW I HEARD IT. I don't have to agree. I don't have to 'capitulate'. I have mainly ascertained that I have heard the "complaints". I say "Thank You." Then I'm quiet. I don't give opinions I just listen.
If they ask "what do you think about what you just heard?" I reply. I appreciate the inputs. That's a lot of important information. I will need time to process it appropriately. I can not at this moment give a measured response, which is what I want to do. If you have more about this particular topic, let me know. If not, let us please move on to the next topic.
(c) I remove myself from it.
Footnote: I always have the option to say "I heard you think I'm a dry drunk. I accept that you 'believe' that and I respect that. I find that term to be less than useful and that's about all I can say about it right now. Thank you.
The Dry Advanced Screening + Q&A | Movie Review [Australian Crime Film Set to Release JAN 1, 2021]
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Anyone into Australian movies? We ("we" as in the country I guess lol) have a new one coming out soon called The Dry! I got the opportunity to see it today at an advanced screening where the author of the novel that the film's based on + the director of the film + the star of the film Eric Bana himself, all attended to do a live Q&A to discuss the film and the Australian film industry. It was really interesting and insightful and inspirational (and another word starting with i if you wanna chuck one in there) to see what these genuine people had to say about the process behind it all. Loved every minute.
The film itself "The Dry" is an Australian Crime/mystery film about an ex-derective named Aaron Falk who is forced to reunite with his dark past when he returns to his hometown due to a violent act which occurs prior to the events of the film. And everything obviously escalates from there...
So anyway, yeah I did a review of the film if that sounds interesting to you! Any fans of the book? I've never read it myself but my wife HUGELY anticipated seeing this so it was awesome to get the chance to go see it early. The film is set to officially release on the first day of 2021 (In Australia. Not sure about elsewhere particularly in places where cinemas aren't open. I'm so sorry to all you people who can't go to any movies ATM!!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrgbSJ7rnwg
Top Comment: Just watched it, loved it. Amazing to see Regional Victoria portrayed so accurately. Solid performances all round, and tight pacing.
‘The Dry’: Eric Bana Indie Makes A Splash At Australian Box Office
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That looks good, it’s got an animal kingdom kind of vibe, anyone seen it yet?
The Dry by Jane Harper [Discussion/Spoilers]
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Just finished this, and not only is it an impressive debut, I thought it was one of the absolute best crime fiction/mysteries I've read in years (over Gone Girl, etc). Anyone else gotten around to it, care to discuss?
I think the thing I appreciated most was the town itself...not only as a setting, but as a character, a huge player in the story. Harper lets the reader feel what it must have been like to live in Kiewarra; present day, and 20 years earlier. Hot, gossip-filled, oppressive, difficult, but not without it's charm. So when the "whodunit" is not perhaps the biggest surprise (though it's a satisfying conclusion), the reasons and the fallout and the journey to get there all make this a top notch mystery.
Top Comment: I really enjoyed The Dry. I found it engaging with a well developed sense of place and generally compelling characters. Like other novels of this genre it featured a cast of plausible suspects and the outcome wasn't completely predictable. Now I'm into spoiler territory. There were two mysteries in this novel. The first was what happened to Luke's family. Was it murder-suicide or pure murder? The second was what really happened to Ellie all those years ago? The problem with the first mystery is that we had to buy that the two investigators (Raco and Falk) were competent enough to figure out it probably wasn't murder-suicide, but at the same time they were too incompetent to even consider the possibility that the motivation for the murder was about someone other than Luke. A competent cop figures this one out in about in a matter of hours. But then we wouldn't have much of a story. As for the other mystery, I actually like how the ending was left ambiguous. The author reveals to us in detail what really happened. Falk can't really know all that detail, but he certainly now has enough information to know that she didn't kill herself and that it was likely filicide. What does he do next? We don't know and for me that's okay but some readers probably wanted more.