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Like last week, I'm a day late with the Wednesday Weird Ones:

1. How did the Empire in Star Wars collect taxes from people?

D. Viddy (That's my, uh, nickname for Darth Vader. We go way back, you know.) uses the force to take cash out of peoples' pockets and purses.

2. Why are their two barrels on double barrel shotguns? Who needs two barrels? Would three be better still?

Two barrels are better than one because you can use the second barrel if the first barrel gets clogged or blocked. Three barrels is simply showing off and is frowned upon by the Cowboy Commission.

3. So why is the Earth round? What other shapes would be a good shape for the world?

The earth is round because it's actually a marble used in an intergalactic marble game. Didn't you watch Men In Black?

4. How much is that dog in the window?

The dog in the window is $75. The dog in the cardboard box marked "DANGER" is free, but our pet shop will not be held responsible for any injuries or deaths that may occur once you take the dog out of the box.

5. There are Renaissance Fairs where people reenact the renaissance. Do you think back then that they had Digital Age Fairs? If so, what would they entail?

Back then they must have had Caveman Fairs. Everyone wore a loincloth and went around grunting and trying to figure out what the hell that hot yellow thing was.