Become Suspicious When Toddler Hoists The Piano With One Hand

Dr. Eric Small, chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on sports medicine, said adults should gently ask youngsters about possible steroid use.

"Talking about supplements and steroids needs to start in the third grade," Small said. "If you wait till ninth grade, it's too late."

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Father: Son?

Son: [Chewing top off a glass bottle of Coca-Cola.] Yeah?

Father: May I ask you a question?

Son: [Straightening his bent titanium bike frame.] Sure. I 'spose.

Father: Are you by any chance indulging in the cosmetic pharmacology of overindulgence in anabolic steroids?

Son: [Finding the vise stuck, drives his forehead through it.] Uh, no.

Father: Well, okay then.