# 12 year old body builder

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-body-builder/285652>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 20, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-body-builder/285652 "2005-01-20T01:43:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-body-builder/285652/21 "2005-01-22T05:04:31Z")

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> [@Abbie Carmichael](#):
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> Anyone who thinks [lyrics like these](http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?hid=Fxpy%2Bkz2UZk%3D) are appropriate for a 12 year old has a screw loose or something.

Not much different from a 12 year old watching a rated R movie. _shrug_

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-body-builder/285652/22 "2005-01-22T15:05:42Z")

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EGADS! The kid needs a haircut!

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-body-builder/285652/23 "2005-01-22T16:03:11Z")

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> [@chaparralv8](#):
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> Aside from the fake tan, the silly hair, and the strange clothes, I had several friends who looked like that at 12.
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> My younger brother is 16 and vaguely resembles Brian Urlacher.

Agreed. No fancy gyms or steroids either, they just played a lot outside, and maybe a set of dumbells.

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