[Clintons Are White Trash]

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.

Apartment building security guard Jason Armstrong, who was working Saturday night, said he heard a thud and immediately knew something was wrong.

PEOPLE SCREAMING

"Two ladies came in and started screaming for me to call 911," said Armstrong, adding a group of about eight of Jinah's emotional friends rushed to his side.

Armstrong, who had known Jinah for about eight months, said he was surprised to learn the circumstances surrounding his death.

"He was one of the smartest, most polite guys I ever met in my life," he said. "I think he was one of the classiest guys. He had a maturity beyond his age."

Armstrong said Jinah always made a point to stop and chat on his way into the building and seemed to make friends easily.

"I'm going to miss him around here," said Armstrong.

His roommate, Eric Hwang, was too distraught to comment on what happened.

Family members said Jinah was in his second year at Carleton.

Last year, Jinah acted as the first-year representative for the Carleton Student Engineering Society.

He had returned to Ottawa from Belleville, where he was visiting his family, only hours before his death, his grandfather said yesterday.

"When he got to Ottawa he called and said, 'Papa, I'm here and I'm all right,' " he said.

Family members, including Jinah's father Alnoor, travelled to Ottawa yesterday

[lelio]

Ottawa police Sgt. Joe Simpson. "Momentum carried him beyond."

Shouldn't that read "Momentum carried him to the great beyond"?

"When he got to Ottawa he called and said, 'Papa, I'm here and I'm all right,' " he said.

"If only I warned him about the dangers of Ottawa spitting contests, he would be alive today"

[Prince Caspian]

A demonstration of "9.8 meters per second squared" in action.

[Junior]

"...He had a maturity beyond his age."

Beyond in which direction?

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Hank Rearden]

One Step Beyond!

[cinFLA]

"Armstrong, who had known Jinah for about eight months, said he was surprised to learn the circumstances surrounding his death.

"He was one of the smartest, most polite guys I ever met in my life," he said. "I think he was one of the classiest guys. He had a maturity beyond his age."

Armstrong will will not be attending the official Darwin Award ceremony.

[Billthedrill]

Note to self: drunken spitting contests held in basements are messier but safer.

[bikerman]

Oh well,look at the bright side, that much more air and water and (beer) for the rest of us,one less on the roads,or in line on in the super market etc etc

[SolutionsOnly]

We could have the Darwin award winner for February here - but a couple more days are left...

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"Momentum carried him beyond."

CARLETON University engineering students are going to have a tough time living this one down.

[T. Jefferson]

Even passed his spit on the way down...hey yall, watch this

[Mo1]

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.

A running start to spit???

[abner]

Incredibly funny thread alert...

I know. I'm sick...

[abner]

Incredibly funny thread alert...

I know. I'm sick...

[Tacis]

Geez, it was only a Canadian! And, if he were a terrorist letting off steam before an operation, I 'm sure then have Saudi backups training all over Canada.

[SerpentDove]

[in the Arena]

CARLETON University engineering student ... "It was purely accidental," said Ottawa police Sgt. Joe Simpson. "Momentum carried him beyond."

He must have missed the Physics 101 intro and Galileo's fundamental discovery of the law of inertia - that bodies in motion tend to remain in motion...of course, unlike laboratory physics where the affects of friction can be assumed negligible...the affects of alcohol cannot...

[11th Earl of Mar]

Apartment building security guard Jason Armstrong, who was working Saturday night, said he heard a thud and immediately knew something was wrong.

"It didn't sound like your normal loogie hitting the pavement."

[dfwgator]

I thought he fell from the top of Mount Wannahockaloogee.

[Alouette]

It was Allah's will.