{"id":24804,"date":"2026-04-28T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=24804"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:51:03","slug":"kiss-a-mate-day-sylum-snippet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/kiss-a-mate-day-sylum-snippet\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiss A Mate Day &#8211; Sylum Snippet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/happy-international-kissing-day\/04d-international-kissing-day\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?fit=800%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"04d-international-kissing-day\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?fit=800%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10871 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?resize=542%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?resize=400%2C270&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04d-international-kissing-day.jpg?resize=768%2C518&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yes it&#8217;s actually a day.\u00a0 It also means something completely different in Australia as it would anyone else.\u00a0 And let&#8217;s face it &#8211; has a whole different connotation for Sylum :).<\/p>\n<p>Plus random Clan Leader AI<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Frost grinned at the site before him.\u00a0 \u00a0It was adorable, and he loved it.\u00a0 \u00a0Robert walked in behind his Mate and rolled his eyes.\u00a0 &#8220;Do you have to do that at the breakfast table.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Max flipped him off, before giving his Mate another kiss then focusing on their breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so sweet.&#8221;\u00a0 Frost gave his Mate a look.<\/p>\n<p>Robert sighed and poured a cup of coffee, ignoring the giggling.\u00a0 \u00a0He glanced over to see Jack perched on the chair talking with Bob, who always gave his full attention to anyone who talked to him.\u00a0 \u00a0He sipped his coffee and sat down next to Max, half listening to the ramblings, only to pause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think that means what you think it means.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I read it!&#8221;\u00a0 Frost gave him a pointed look.\u00a0 &#8220;It&#8217;s National Kiss your Mate Day.\u00a0 So it&#8217;s only fitting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bob chuckled and leaned over and gave Max another kiss, before standing up. &#8220;He has you there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Robert shook his head laughing lightly when he ended up with a lap full of Mate and instantly kissed with gusto.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe he could get behind this new day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/kiss-a-mate-day-sylum-snippet\/max-bob2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Max-Bob2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24806 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-Bob2.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Plus the kissing part!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-24804-1\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Bob-Moving.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Bob-Moving.mp4\">https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max_Bob-Moving.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Yes it&#8217;s actually a day.\u00a0 It also means something completely different in Australia as it would anyone else.\u00a0 And let&#8217;s face it &#8211; has a whole different connotation for Sylum :). Plus random Clan Leader AI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[942],"tags":[825,849],"class_list":["post-24804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-day","tag-national-day","tag-sylum-snippets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-6s4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19989,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/honey-bee-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":24804,"position":0},"title":"Honey Bee Day","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"August 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 It's Honey Bee Day!\u00a0 So with that is a nice Sylum Snippet. 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Sylum Snippet! \"Where are we going?\" Don asked as Hannibal dragged him out of the house.\u00a0 \"It's my day off, I really really just wanted to not leave the bed.\" \"This is a special day!\"\u00a0 He leaned over and gave him a passionate kiss, then dragged him\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National Day&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National Day","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/national-day\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/845d88d3db046d39051f6c565a58fffd-535x800.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/845d88d3db046d39051f6c565a58fffd-535x800.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/845d88d3db046d39051f6c565a58fffd-535x800.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19975,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/smores-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":24804,"position":3},"title":"S&#8217;Mores Day","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"August 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"It's S'mores Day! Love them? Hate them? Suddenly have a craving for them? And with this - a Sylum Snippet \"This is nice.\"\u00a0 Frank Hurley settled back in his beach chair, warm by the fire as the cool air came from the ocean.\u00a0 \u00a0\"It was a good idea.\" James smiled\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National Day&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National Day","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/national-day\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smores-83aecb2622531e22e4b66b4795cf9fb3-800x532.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smores-83aecb2622531e22e4b66b4795cf9fb3-800x532.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smores-83aecb2622531e22e4b66b4795cf9fb3-800x532.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smores-83aecb2622531e22e4b66b4795cf9fb3-800x532.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14406,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/national-avocado-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":24804,"position":4},"title":"National Avocado Day","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"July 31, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Okay I admit this could be one of my new favorite holidays! 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More importantly - FINALLY one of the requested Pairings! 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