May 16th, 2008 by Doug Powers

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A Swiss man died when he fell from a hotel balcony during a spitting match with a friend, a Swiss newspaper has reported.

The daily Blick said the 29-year-old man took a run-up from inside the room so he could spit further, but lost his balance and plummeted 6.4m to the street below.

If this happened in the U.S., trial attorneys would already be suing the balcony builders and the hotel for millions and seeking a court order to have those guard rails reinforced before the Democrats lost another voter.