You pronounce "Adventist" as "AD-ventist," not "ad-VEN-tist."

Your "little friend" wasn't a person.

Your bedtime stories were about real people instead of fairy tales.

You had an Uncle Arthur, Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue and were amazed to find out that all your friends in Sabbath School did too.

You think of a kid's club instead of cars when you hear the term "Pathfinder."

You ever wondered if the earth would last long enough for you to get married.

You know HMS as a name, not a ship.

You know how to play poker with Bible Authors cards and Wheat Thins.

You know how to play Rook but not bridge or hearts.

On Sabbath, your parents told you, "You can wade, but do not swim."

You accidentally fell in the pool more on Sabbath than all other days put together.

The word "Philistine" means something to you.

You were never allowed to go to a movie, unless it was a church sponsored activity.

You know the Review as something other than a full military dress inspection.

You agreed to sing Christmas carols so you wouldn't have to solicit door-to-door.

You read labels on cans years before nutritional labeling was available.

You peeled labels off cans years before recycling became fashionable.

You have ever asked for a Veggie-Whopper at Burger King.

You take a helping of Nuteena because you like it, not out of courtesy.

You can tell the difference between Linkettes and Vegelinks with your eyes closed.

You know 101 ways to prepare Fri-Chik.

You have more than twelve uses for soy beans.

You can stack 3000 calories on a plate at a church potluck.

You know what Ruskets are.

Your guilt trip ended the day Nabisco started using vegetable shortening in Oreos.