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8-bit_Biceps posted...

I'm not so sure about that. I think it's just a mistake in the movie. I think the 'salt turns the bodies to mummies' part is meant for us to realize he's full of shit, and/or dumb enough to believe what he's saying... But I think the part about the bodies fitting in a garbage can is a mishap where the writers unintentionally had a lapse in judgment about how reality works. This is usually the issue people have with suspending disbelief. People can suspend disbelief for a dragon flying around breathing fire, but say in the case of Game of Thrones (GoT spoilers ---->) they can't forgive a raven flying across Westeros and Dani flying her dragon back across Westeros in the span of a day. That is to say, people cannot forgive the laws of the universe breaking down...like time constraints contorting or laws of physics changing, etc.

So I think that was the same mistake here. I identified another mistake too when I got further into the movie. It was odd to me that the mom suddenly thought it was a good idea to hitch a ride with John Candy, but before he talked to her, she never thought to rent a vehicle and drive back home. So she a) doesn't want to drive, 2) can't drive, or d) never thought to drive until then...or she's lazy and needs to be driven by someone else.

I can't believe you actually typed out all that drivel.