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Nervous Lake Havasu Officials Emphasize They're Piranha-Free

Piranha 3D may have pumped $18 million into the economy around Lake Havasu, Arizona, but it also appears to have made very stupid tourists very scared. "One woman was bringing up to me that the movie was coming out, and she asked - as serious as serious can be - 'Oh, but are there still piranha in the lake?'" one local resort owner told the LAT. "At first, I kind of took it as a joke. But then I let her know that that's the computer-generated part of the movie. And she was very relieved, saying, 'Oh, I'm so glad to hear that.'" I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to think of a response that obviously doesn't exist, so... moving on, I think. [LAT]