Paddy can't rewrite the chips in people's heads What would you like to do to Paddy? Poke Paddy  23.31%  Hug Paddy  49.08%  Karate Chop Paddy  27.61%  163 of you have done something to Paddy.

• One of the only British politicians who is trained to kill - in his case by the Special Boat Squadron in the 1960s
• School report for Games read: "A good fellow, if a bit excessively Irish at times"
• Reportedly broke the Commons gym equipment with his aggressive training programme
• Fan of Vivaldi, Handel, Schubert, Elgar and Fats Waller

Other social networking services are available. Karate chopping should only be done as a metaphor and real-life violence against politicians is to be abhorred.

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