Why does Catherine reply like this to Clark's question?

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In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Clark asksCatherine about Eddie.

Clark: Where's Eddie? He usually eats these goddamn things.

Catherine: Oh, not recently, Clark. He read that squirrels were high in cholesterol.

How does this answer the question Clark asked her?



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Throughout the movie Eddie reinforces his 'simple' country life (his worm farm and his pigs), his disregard for common courtesy (emptying his chemical toilet in the storm drain in the street in front of the Griswold house - while guzzling a beer and wearing underwear and a bathrobe) and his family's economic ruin - living in an RV, no job. The idea that he swears off eating squirrels because he heard they're high in cholesterol is ironic and hilarious, as nothing about his behavior indicates he is either well-read or health conscious.




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Who is Catherine related to in Christmas Vacation?

THEN: Miriam Flynn dropped in on the Griswolds' Christmas celebrations as Ellen's cousin Catherine Johnson. She debuted the role in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation, also earning credits for the '80s TV series Maggie, 1983's Mr. Mom, and the late '80s series Raising Miranda.

Is Cousin Eddie related to Clark or Ellen?

As the cousin to Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo), the impossibly patient wife to Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), Clark proves to be not-so-understanding of Eddie's unabashedly cowboy charm. That judgmental discomfort extends towards Eddie's pet dog with a nasty nasal malfunction \u2014 appropriately named \u201cSnot.\u201d



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