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31 Signs You Grew Up Seventh-Day Adventist

"No it's not a cult, we're just vegetarian Christians."

1. You know a haystack has nothing to do with actual hay.

2. Every Saturday is a constant stream of:

3. All of your best jokes were about Ellen G. White.

4. And every once in a while you threw in a joke about "The Great Disappointment."

5. You were once an Adventurer and Pathfinder.

6. PSR is forever tied to your memories of summer camp, sixth-grade camp, and any and all church retreats.

7. You were either born here, went to school here, or are currently working here.

8. You attended ____________ Adventist Academy from K-12.

9. Piercing your ears made you an absolute rebel.

10. You regularly went to Friday night vespers.

11. And you have been on a lot of Missions Trips.

12. Anytime you saw this, you knew you wouldn't be able to watch it.

13. Until the "advent" of iTunes, this is where you did all your music shopping.

14. A fun Friday night likely consisted of this:

15. You never had a real prom.

So instead you had a themed "banquet" where your entertainment was typically some kind of juggler.

16. Because of the no dancing rule, this is the basic extent of your dancing skills.

17. When it came time to pick a college, these were your basic choices:

18. And if you were a real rebel, you went here for a semester:

19. 99% of your friends are studying to become a doctor, nurse, med-tech, or pharmacist.

20. You know what a quarterly is.

21. Your parents probably have around 15 of these stashed away somewhere.

22. Your church definitely had one of these.

23. Where you had your fair share of potlucks.

24. You knew that every 13th Sabbath you could expect this:

25. And this:

26. Your pantry probably looks something like this.

27. At every party, graduation, or wedding you went to Martinelli's was the drink of choice.

28. Although technically speaking you were a strict vegetarian, you always found it hard to resist pepperoni.

29. Your favorite Adventist factoid was that Kellogg's was founded by Seventh-day Adventists as an alternative to the unhealthy foods of the day.

30. Though, ironically enough, Little Debbie's was also founded by Seventh-day Adventists.

31. And most importantly, you love bragging about how Seventh-day Adventists are one of the five groups of people that live the longest in the world.