Joe, "but you (Paul1405) haven't really provided any evidence that you do (well, except for some paranoid bits). Evidence, as a Greens member for 20 years, I can positively say in all that time I have not encountered any other member(s) who claim to be a Trotskyists. in fact I can honestly say I cannot recall any member ever mentioning the name Leon Trotsky, is that something these Trotskyists do, never mentioning their Trotskyism, Since you claim to have complete contempt for Trotskyism, could that obscession be causing you to become paranoid, believing Trotskyism exists within The Greens where in reality no such ism exists. Being a religion as you say, with all these trots running around, its a bit like the Pope never mentioning Catholicism, you would think someone, somewhere would let it slip sometime, but for me not in 20 years, total silence on the subject. Sorry, one member did say once I've got the trots! I did say "No!", He said "Yes! got to rush to the tot right now, must have been that dodgy kebab he had for lunch.
I cannot comment on what was going on in 1870 or even 1920, you may be more familiar with those times than me. Are you regressing back to the days of the Cucumber Wars?
400 hits a day you say, Now if I was running Joe's Pizza Shop and scored 400 hits a day I would be pleased as punch. Are you pleased, I do hope so.

I have to confess, I once attended a Trot meeting in Sydney at Harold Park Paceway, Backed a winner to, Brown Eye Bob, he just nudged out Corny Banana with Barnyard running a distant third! The unplaced favourite, Turnballs, done nothing and The Mad Monk run a long last! Got to get lucky sometime.

Hi Paul,

I'd love to reply to you, once your meds have kicked in :)

I wonder if there is a Humour Scale: at what age do young children find something funny, and at what age do they grow out of it - something like Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, or Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development. Bananas in Pyjamas is funny for children at a certain age, with the incongruities of its title, and the dancing about. I assume you still get a kick out of it, Paul. Chacun a son goute.

But kids grow out of that sort of thing; twelve-year-olds would not think BinP are cool, but that, say, The Three Stooges are. Now that's uncanny: Brown, Milne, di Natale. It can't be just coincidence.

Others then move onto something like Big Bang Theory, probably from around mid-secondary school (and some of us don't grow out of it, even on the sixth repeat). But the characters on that show (it's not real, Paul) would probably think it exceedingly infantile if someone started using terms like 'Smelly Shelly', or 'Henny Penny'. But, gosh, Paul, wouldn't it be so funny ?!

What do politicians stand for ? Isn't that more important than the happenstance of their names ? Yes, that might take some reading and thinking, and insults are so much more fun. But give it a try sometime. Or stay in the playground, that's your choice.

Joe

"I'd love to reply to you, once your meds have kicked in :)"

Lol!...speaking of "meds"...is there something you and otb can take for your chronic case of the "Trots"?

Hi Poirot, nothing gets up the nose of a cranky old conservative more than a bit of jocularity. These lads like to take themselves Oh!-So-Seer-EEE-Ass. As for their terrible dose of the "trots" I would fire off a well placed enema, the size of a football, film the result, and put it up on 'YouTube' for the whole world to see. Joe, Beach any volunteers? Now Joe that would defiantly get 400 hits a day!
Joe as I say to my partner when she complains about the entertainment, "If your not paying for it, don't worry, there'll be a better act next week,"

Paul,

Should the 64 year old that I mentioned previously be prosecuted for protecting himself and his family with a gun?

I know that the Greens' Law doesen't apply yet but I wonder what the Green suggestions are regarding what he could have done to stop the attacker armed with a length of chain and a knife.

Please tell us, Paul.