http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...p+your+paladin

sadly, i can't find the original wow forum post i read so many years ago
but yah, paladins are virtually a hands free class, perfect for beginner tanking/multiboxing

it's not so much paladin + shaman as paladins are just great multiboxing tanks
i actually like shamans because of their totems, some very interesting (and automatic) effects you can't get elsewhere in the game