After losing his job and being locked out of his house by his wife, Nick sets up his belongings on the front lawn. His friend Frank tries to intervene and convince him to leave, but Nick uses the philosophy of Sun Tzu to explain why he is choosing to make a final stand on his own property.
FRANK: So, this is your plan to cool things down? Sit in the yard and get drunk?
NICK: They say that the dining room is the least utilized part of the house. I think it’s the front lawn.
FRANK: The minute you even thought about taking a drink, you should have called me.
NICK: I got fired from the on
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