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 kids instead of cars when you hear the term Pathfinder
You wondered if the earth would last long enough to have a girlfriend/boyfriend
Haystacks were something you ate… not pitched with a fork
It wasn't unusual to see a girl wear pants and a dress at the same time
You understood what wiggle-waggle scissors were
It was fine to wear a large broach or an elaborate watch, but you had to hide
your cheap necklace
You knew the 10 commandments before you knew the Gospel
You have looked for angels outside of a movie
theater
On Saturdays you catch yourself telling your children, "You can wade, but
don't swim"
The word "Philistine" has a meaning in current terminology
Your tie falls in your soup because you don't wear a tie tack
“The Review” is not a full military
dress inspection
You agreed to sing so you wouldn't have to solicit
Saturday Night Live had meaning before the TV program
You have more than twelve uses for soybeans
You can stack 3000 calories on a plate at a church potluck
Your Friday night date was to Vespers
You went to banquets instead of dances or proms
You've seen "Sound of Music" with a hand in front of the projector
during the kissing scenes
You couldn't dance at parties, but passing an orange under the neck was a
non-sensual activity
The only time you could hold hands was while hiking in Pathfinders
The other side of campus was no-man/woman's land
The first thing you do when you are introduced to a woman is to look at her
ears
You went to a boarding academy that had two sidewalks: one for girls and one
for boys (and the two never intersect)
You have sex with your spouse, but you don’t dance with him or her
You got your sex education from Mom handing you a book by Harold Shyrock, MD.
You feel mildly guilty reading the Song of Solomon
You or someone you know has ever been to a "social"
You have heard that SDA girls don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t
dance, but sure know how to kiss
You won’t watch a movie until it comes out on DVD
You have been to “Easter Camp”, “Summer
Camp”, “WOLF Camp, “Camporee”, “Jamboree”,
VBS etc
You know who is engaged by asking for the time
You look at someone’s hands, see no ring, and still wonder if they are
married or not
You see a watch on somebody’s right arm, and you wonder whether they are
engaged, or just left-handed
You have all the "Egypt
to Canaan" answers memorized
You have played “Sword in Hand”
You know how to turn any sport into a Sabbath sport (Bible verse ping pong,
Bible verse basketball, Bible verse football—the winner of each point
must recite a Bible verse. "Jesus wept" may be used only once.)
You participate in any kind of sport on Sabbath, but claim you don’t
enjoy it
You wait until you’re out of town to go see a movie
You still feel guilty when you shower on Sabbath
You know that the bells ringing on Saturday evening in Loma Linda are the
"all clear"
You define "lay activities" as a Saturday afternoon nap
You deliberately look for work in hospitals because Sabbath work there is
"justified"
You find yourself counting down the seconds that you can watch your favorite
show on Friday evening before sundown
You hate seeing sundown Saturday night because it means you have to wash the
accumulated dishes from Sabbath
You don’t make up your bed on Sabbath
You have a feeling of satisfaction getting home Friday at least 5 minutes
before sundown
You find yourself counting down seconds before sundown Saturday evening
You get frustrated when the sun doesn’t go down early on Saturday night
You go out for lunch after church, but put it on your credit card so you
don’t actually pay for it on Sabbath
You wonder whether videotaping a program on Sabbath and watching it on Sunday
constitutes a sin
You have ever gone on a nature hike on a Sabbath afternoon
Friday and Saturday are your busiest days of the week
The words "Sabbath" and "Saturday" are interchangeable,
depending on who you are talking with at the time
You know the exact time the sun goes below the horizon twice a week.
You went ingathering or can collecting instead of trick-or-treating, but still
gathered as much candy as you could.
You are surprised to discover that Roma is a type of tomato and not just a
drink
You greet people once a week using the words "Happy Sabbath".
You struggle with a menu at a restaurant and question the waiter about what all
the ingredients are in each dish.
You have had fake coffee, fake tea, fake sausage, fake ham, fake bacon, fake
chicken, fake milk, fake hot dogs, fake burgers, fake cheese, fake chocolate,
fake ice cream, etc.
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 kids instead of cars when you hear the term Pathfinder
You wondered if the earth would last long enough to have a girlfriend/boyfriend
Haystacks were something you ate… not pitched with a fork
It wasn't unusual to see a girl wear pants and a dress at the same time
You understood what wiggle-waggle scissors were
It was fine to wear a large broach or an elaborate watch, but you had to hide
your cheap necklace
You knew the 10 commandments before you knew the Gospel
You have looked for angels outside of a movie
theater
On Saturdays you catch yourself telling your children, "You can wade, but
don't swim"
The word "Philistine" has a meaning in current terminology
Your tie falls in your soup because you don't wear a tie tack
“The Review” is not a full military
dress inspection
You agreed to sing so you wouldn't have to solicit
Saturday Night Live had meaning before the TV program
You have more than twelve uses for soybeans
You can stack 3000 calories on a plate at a church potluck
Your Friday night date was to Vespers
You went to banquets instead of dances or proms
You've seen "Sound of Music" with a hand in front of the projector
during the kissing scenes
You couldn't dance at parties, but passing an orange under the neck was a
non-sensual activity
The only time you could hold hands was while hiking in Pathfinders
The other side of campus was no-man/woman's land
The first thing you do when you are introduced to a woman is to look at her
ears
You went to a boarding academy that had two sidewalks: one for girls and one
for boys (and the two never intersect)
You have sex with your spouse, but you don’t dance with him or her
You got your sex education from Mom handing you a book by Harold Shyrock, MD.
You feel mildly guilty reading the Song of Solomon
You or someone you know has ever been to a "social"
You have heard that SDA girls don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t
dance, but sure know how to kiss
You won’t watch a movie until it comes out on DVD
You have been to “Easter Camp”, “Summer
Camp”, “WOLF Camp, “Camporee”, “Jamboree”,
VBS etc
You know who is engaged by asking for the time
You look at someone’s hands, see no ring, and still wonder if they are
married or not
You see a watch on somebody’s right arm, and you wonder whether they are
engaged, or just left-handed
You have all the "Egypt
to Canaan" answers memorized
You have played “Sword in Hand”
You know how to turn any sport into a Sabbath sport (Bible verse ping pong,
Bible verse basketball, Bible verse football—the winner of each point
must recite a Bible verse. "Jesus wept" may be used only once.)
You participate in any kind of sport on Sabbath, but claim you don’t
enjoy it
You wait until you’re out of town to go see a movie
You still feel guilty when you shower on Sabbath
You know that the bells ringing on Saturday evening in Loma Linda are the
"all clear"
You define "lay activities" as a Saturday afternoon nap
You deliberately look for work in hospitals because Sabbath work there is
"justified"
You find yourself counting down the seconds that you can watch your favorite
show on Friday evening before sundown
You hate seeing sundown Saturday night because it means you have to wash the
accumulated dishes from Sabbath
You don’t make up your bed on Sabbath
You have a feeling of satisfaction getting home Friday at least 5 minutes
before sundown
You find yourself counting down seconds before sundown Saturday evening
You get frustrated when the sun doesn’t go down early on Saturday night
You go out for lunch after church, but put it on your credit card so you
don’t actually pay for it on Sabbath
You wonder whether videotaping a program on Sabbath and watching it on Sunday
constitutes a sin
You have ever gone on a nature hike on a Sabbath afternoon
Friday and Saturday are your busiest days of the week
The words "Sabbath" and "Saturday" are interchangeable,
depending on who you are talking with at the time
You know the exact time the sun goes below the horizon twice a week.
You went ingathering or can collecting instead of trick-or-treating, but still
gathered as much candy as you could.
You are surprised to discover that Roma is a type of tomato and not just a
drink
You greet people once a week using the words "Happy Sabbath".
You struggle with a menu at a restaurant and question the waiter about what all
the ingredients are in each dish.
You have had fake coffee, fake tea, fake sausage, fake ham, fake bacon, fake
chicken, fake milk, fake hot dogs, fake burgers, fake cheese, fake chocolate,
fake ice cream, etc.
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