Well - it seemed the contest was for distance, so probably not. But he
probably took home the award for impact effect.
Jim Davis
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From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:01 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: New Darwin Award recipient
But the most important thing... did he win the spitting contest?
At 08:42 AM 2/26/2004, you wrote:
>Ah.... Those crazy canucks eh?!? :)
>
>
>Duane
>
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>From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:25 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: New Darwin Award recipient
>
>A CARLETON University engineering student participating in a spitting
>contest with friends plunged 11 floors off a downtown high-rise to his
death
>late Saturday night. Ameer "AJ" Jinah was celebrating his 20th birthday in
>his 11th-floor apartment at 199 Kent St. with about a dozen friends when
the
>accident happened at about 11 p.m.
>
>Police said it appears Jinah took a running start to try to spit further
>than his two friends when he unintentionally vaulted himself over the
>balcony railing.
>
>"It was purely accidental," said Ottawa police Sgt. Joe Simpson. "Momentum
>carried him beyond."
>
>Police said alcohol was being consumed at the party.
>
>http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/OttawaSun/News/2004/02/23/357639.html/
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