Come on -- do you mean the editor didn't consider this opening paragraph just a little bit over the top?

WELLINGTON, N.Z. (AP) - New Zealanders' love affair with sheep gained official recognition Friday when the agriculture minister declared Feb. 15 "National Lamb Day."

The date selected marks the 125th anniversary of the first shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand to London.

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