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Puzzles | Lateral puzzles | Lateral puzzle 4 | Solution
The man was suffering from hiccups and the bartender was trying a shock treatment to it, instead of the traditional (but very effective) treatment of a glass of water.
The man asked for a shot of water, so the bartender pulled out a watergun.
The man was on fire.
The man walks away. This means the bartender didn´t shoot. Thus, he is thanking him for that (he was the lover of the bartender´s wife, and the bartender found it, yet did not kill him).