A pretzel (known as Brezel in German) is a type of baked food made from dough in soft and hard varieties and savory or sweet flavors in a unique knot-like shape, originating in Europe. The pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical looped form, with the ends of a long strip of dough intertwine brought together and then twisted back onto itself in a certain way ("a pretzel loop"). Pretzels in stick form may also be called pretzels in the English-speaking context. For seasoning and decoration various glazes, salt crystals, sugar and various seeds or nuts can be used. The size varies from large enough for one to be a sufficient serving, to much smaller.
A bread pretzel popular in southern Germany and adjoining German-speaking areas, as well as in some areas of the United States, is made from wheat flour, water and yeast, usually sprinkled with coarse salt, hand-sized and made for consumption on the same day. It is relatively soft, rather than brittle. To avoid confusion with any other kind of pretzel, German speakers call this variety "Laugenbrezel" (lye pretzel) because it is dipped in lye solution (NaOH) before baking. Sweet pastry pretzels with many different textures, toppings and coatings, are made. Crisp hard pretzels, e.g. pretzel sticks and a variety of shapes basically made from the same ingredients, have evolved from the lye pretzel by baking out excess moisture, thereby increasing shelf life and crispness.
It's a dangerous world. He's a dangerous man. And he's the law.
Dover: Carrying a controlled substance, my friend, and I don't care who it's for. Hope you got a good lawyer.
Lucy Acosta: I'm looking for the lawyer?::Jack Shannon: Look, uh, I'm just kinda moving in here, but the building's lousy with lawyers. They oughtta spray more often.
Lucy Acosta: They got my boyfriend in jail for something he didn't do.::Jack Shannon: You have any money?::Lucy Acosta: That's what all the other ones said.::Jack Shannon: Well, you put "boyfriend" and "jail" together in the same sentence like that, it's a pretty typical response.
Lucy Acosta: You guys are all just in it for the money!::Jack Shannon: Yeah, it's a national scandal.
Lucy Acosta: You're a good man.::Jack Shannon: No, but I'm a good lawyer. At least I used to be.
Jack Shannon: Now, listen, kid...you ever done anything big you got away with?::Chuy Vargas: Yeah, sure. Couple things, a few years back.::Jack Shannon: Well, if you do time, which is very likely, you just figure it's payback for some of those things you got away with. You sit in here thinking you got a raw deal, you get bitter. You turn into a hardcase, and you're no damn good to anybody.
Jack Shannon: My kid's gonna walk.::Records Clerk: Hmph! You new around here, ain't ya?::Jack Shannon: Been out of the game for a bit. I used to do corporate stuff.::Records Clerk: It's a different world down here, my friend. You should tread lightly for a while.::Jack Shannon: I'm on my tiptoes.
Gwen: Are you Mr. Shannon?::Jack Shannon: Yeah.::Gwen: My boyfriend's in really big trouble.::Jack Shannon: [to Lucy] This like a club you people belong to?
Lucy Acosta: Excuse me, do you have any money? I'm sorry, it's the first thing we have to find out.::Gwen: I have tons of money! That's not a problem.::Jack Shannon: Tons? Why don't you make yourself comfortable?
Scotty Powell: Oh, fantastic, my butt's on the line, and I get some washout.::Jack Shannon: Look, kid, keep your opinions to yourself. The people that hired you, was it because you were the world's greatest pilot?::Scotty Powell: I was the best they could get, under the circumstances.::Jack Shannon: Well, I'm the best you can get, under the circumstances.