41.   Today there is so much competition that obnoxious calls from phone companies are as much a part of the dinner hour as family conversation.

42.   To avoid this interruption of the dinner hour, simply pierce the squash in several places with a skewer or the tines of a fork.

43.   With frozen foods, microwave ovens and a takeout joint on every corner, the modern dinner hour often bears little resemblance to the one they grew up with.

44.   Young chefs sometimes liken the busy dinner hours to combat, with all the adrenalin frenzy, and subsequent release, of battle.

45.   Comedy and talk are scheduled at the dinner hour.

46.   Waiters wear fright masks, while the restaurant plays spooky music during dinner hours to create just the right ambiance.