Since we don't live in Lake Wobegon, well, of course.

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Why don't they adopt a lake?

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That means it's hotter than a pizza oven, so don't expect to find any lake-front property there.

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Along Boulevard Road, scores of houseboats rest gently in the shallow waters of Dal Lake, ready for the tourists who don't come.

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So if you're willing to indulge a sappiness factor that's off-the-charts, and you don't mind movies that just sort of tread water, The Lake House may be your kind of time-waster.

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"This lake to me is a bit of an ecological disaster because we really don't understand how it's affecting all the various species that do live naturally within this environment, " she said.

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"We don't want to see Malawi and Tanzania get to the point where they are fighting for Lake Malawi's oil, " he adds.

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"It's easier for me to pay the taxes now on the dollars I earned than in retirement when I don't have an income, " says Mr. Pope, who works at Albion Financial Group of Salt Lake City.

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