One of his wilder proposals, never tried, was to sell beer in square bottles.

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Before long the distinctively square bottles found their way into films like The Thomas Crown Affair .

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And as two uber-wealthy wine collectors can tell you as they square off in federal court over some questionable bottles, even that sometimes is not enough.

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