<P> Eventually the questions lead up to the conclusion that the man had the hiccups, and that his reason for requesting a drink of water was not to quench his thirst but to cure his hiccups . The bartender realized this and chose instead to cure the hiccups by frightening the man with the gun . Once the man realized that his hiccups were gone, he no longer needed a drink of water, gratefully thanked the bartender, and left . </P> <Ul> <Li> Yope is a word devised to answer a question with yes and no simultaneously, in a sense saying Yes, but...and No, but...at the same time . This would be used when it would be misleading to give a simple "yes" or "no" answer to the player's question . It can be compared to the Japanese and Korean term mu, which is often translated as meaning that the question must be "unasked", as it cannot be answered . </Li> <Li> N / a (or stating "irrelevant") is used when a question is not applicable to the current situation or when a "yes" or "no" answer would not provide any usable information to solving the puzzle . </Li> <Li> Irrelevant, but assume yes is used when the situation is the same regardless of what the correct answer to the question is, but assuming one direction will make further questioning easier or the situation more likely . An example question that might have this answer from the puzzle above is: "Was the gun loaded?" </Li> </Ul> <Li> Yope is a word devised to answer a question with yes and no simultaneously, in a sense saying Yes, but...and No, but...at the same time . This would be used when it would be misleading to give a simple "yes" or "no" answer to the player's question . It can be compared to the Japanese and Korean term mu, which is often translated as meaning that the question must be "unasked", as it cannot be answered . </Li> <Li> N / a (or stating "irrelevant") is used when a question is not applicable to the current situation or when a "yes" or "no" answer would not provide any usable information to solving the puzzle . </Li>

A man enters a bar and asks for a glass of water