There is a British TV show called "As Time Goes By." One of the characters on the show, despite being told she does not have to, ends every "transmission" on a mobile phone conversation with "Over!" :)
& don't forget Captain Over & Captain Ungar on the classic Nielson punny flik, "Airplane!"
classic dialogue from this movie:
You better tell this captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital.
A hospital! What is it?
It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
oh, here's the actual over/roger dialogue:
Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9’er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower: Flight 2-0-9er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What’s our vector, Victor?
Tower: Tower’s radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That’s Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
Your friend,
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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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