Thursday night Lateral puzzle
 

Here's the scene. You get yes/no questions only to fill in the story. If you've heard it before or insist on being a googleholic, please don't ruin it.

He jumped. The phone rang. Regret.

Re: Thursday night Lateral puzzle
 

Did the man who jumped hear the phone ring?

If so, did he answer the phone?

If so, did what hear over the phone cause him to have regret?

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did jump in an attempt to kill himself?

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Did the man who jumped hear the phone ring? Yes.

If so, did he answer the phone? No.

If so, did what hear over the phone cause him to have regret?

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did jump in an attempt to kill himself? Yes.

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was he waiting for the phone to ring and finally gave up waiting?

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was he waiting for the phone to ring and finally gave up waiting?

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No.

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was it a cellphone? a landline phone?

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was it a cellphone? a landline phone?

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Doesn't really matter. We'll say a cellphone.

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did he jump out of a building?

did he jump and land in the same spot he jumped from? (as opposed to jumping off something)