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cafard
On the other hand, a shirt-tail relative, retired from the Army, rolled his eyes at radio conversations that ended in "Over and out." He said it was always one or the other: "over" meaning "I'm done talking, go ahead"; "out" meaning "Ending the conversation."
fred_is_fred
What is a shirt-tail relative? Edit: Sorry - forgot.

What is a shirt-tail relative? over.

awillen
Because pleasantries don't really make for better film. This isn't some grand reflection on our culture.
dTal
Seems a trifle tautological. Why don't pleasantries make for good film? Why don't we enjoy that? You haven't said anything.
jonny_eh
Is it just me or did it feel like this article ended abruptly?