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Homestar contributes to the Lots of Awesome Stuff for Strong Bad Fund

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''This article is about the [[Strong Bad Email]].'' ''For the [[Running Gags|running gag]], see [[Credit Cards]].''

Strong Bad gets a phishing email trying to trick him into giving out his credit card information, but he knows just [[Credit Card Fraud|what to do]] with it.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]] (voice over)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Monday, February 4, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:18

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

'''DVD:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc One]]

'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' Strong Bad traps Homestar in a classic credit card scam.

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== Contents ==

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Cost_of_.22Coolest_Stuff_Ever.22 2.1 Cost of "Coolest Stuff Ever"]
** [#Trivia 2.2 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 2.3 Remarks]
** [#Inside_References 2.4 Inside References]
* [#External_Links 3 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline">Transcript</span> ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Initiate email check in five, four, three, two, one.

<blockquote>Dear Mr. Bad<br />
<br />
We regret to inform you that your credit card<br />
has expired. To keep your account, we will need<br />
you to send your old credit card number and<br />
expiration date, as well as a new one so we can<br />
make the change. We promise we are real and<br />
not just trying to steal your money.<br />
<br />
John, and some other people<br />
who aren't scam artists</blockquote>
'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, this sounds pretty serious. I know just what to do. ''{brings the cursor up to the first line}'' Just a little of this...

''{He deletes "Mr. Bad," and inserts "Homestar Runner," then brings the cursor down to the bottom row.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, maybe a dash of that...

''{He deletes the signature and inserts "Superfied Credit Union". He then types "forward message", which clears the screen. Fade to black. The text "5 minutes later" is typed in, then after a pause, backspaced out. Fade back in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see what we got here...

''{Strong Bad begins reading, and almost immediately the audio fades from Strong Bad's voice into a voice-over by Homestar.}''

<blockquote>Dear Superfied Credit Union,<br />
You've got the same e-mail address as my<br />
friend Strong Bad! Anyway, here's my<br />
credit card information:<br />
<br />
5675 116 116 1352<br />
<br />
Exp. 13/02</blockquote>
''{The number and date are not read aloud.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' That was too easy, man. Well, it looks like Homestar is about to make a little contribution to the Lots of Awesome Stuff for Strong Bad Fund.

''{He types in "run 'internet'" and goes to "[#Cost_of_.22Coolest_Stuff_Ever.22 the_coolest_stuff_ever.com]." He clicks on the "purchase" button for "spaceship".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gimme one of these... ''{clicks on "Spaceship"}'' A couple of these... ''{clicks "killer robot" twice}'' Oh, everybody needs one of these... ''{clicks "rocket launcher"}'' Oh, ''this'' thing, I gotta have that... ''{clicks "robotic dog/shark"}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

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== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Cost of "Coolest Stuff Ever"</span> ===

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spaceship.....................$3,000,000,000 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
rocket launcher...................$1,000,000 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
killer robot......................$6,000,000 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
200 bean burritos.......................$300 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
robotic dog/shark...................$500,000 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
assorted awesome things..............$30,000 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
golden limousine....................$900,000 <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
two-headed cobra.....(seasonal) market price <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />
bag of money................assorted amounts <span style="background-color:green; border:1px solid #3C0;padding:2px">purchase</span><br />

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Note that the prices for assorted awesome things, golden limousine, two-headed cobra and bag of money were not listed in the original SWF file for this Strong Bad Email. (Decompiling the original file and moving Strong Bad's head shows that they were not there.) The hidden prices were later added by the Brothers Chaps as a nod to the fan site [http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com/ http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com (mirror)] - where these prices were first posted (although there is a typo in the cost of the golden limousine).

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===

* This is the first email where Strong Bad moves the text cursor to edit the email that was sent to him.
* This is the first piece of evidence to suggest that Homestar has a computer, as he responded to Strong Bad's email.
* This is the first time that Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Email Statistics|checks multiple emails]].
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad traps Homestar in a classic credit card scam."

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span> ===

* Homestar's credit card number doesn't correspond to any major [[Credit card number|credit card prefix]]; nevertheless, it is at least ''possible'' for it to be a valid card number because it passes the [[Luhn algorithm]].
* This email shows Strong Bad moving a cursor on the Tandy 400, which doesn't have a visible mouse. It is also worth noting that old DOS computers like the Tandy 400 are unable to show a smoothly-moving arrow pointer, as they are text-driven and mouse cursors in text-based programs are rectangles that jump from one text character's space to the next.
* Strong Bad is heard hitting backspace on his keyboard only a few times to delete two whole lines of text.
* Even though Strong Bad only typed "forward message" (i.e. he did not define a recipient email address), the email still made its way to Homestar's inbox.
* There was a website, [http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com], based on this email. (It was taken down for a while, but was put back up "under new management". It is now a parked domain.)
* The page [https://homestarrunner.com/coolest.html www.homestarrunner.com/coolest.html] contains a graphic with a [[Robots|robot]] and the words "The Coolest Stuff Ever". The page title is "The_Coolest_Stuff_Ever.COM".
* The total cost, minus shipping and handling if any, of Strong Bad's on-screen purchases is $3,013,500,000 [[USD]], far beyond the credit limit of all known major credit cards.
* The Tandy is missing the highlight on the top left hand corner after the words "5 minutes later" appear.
* As Strong Bad clicks to purchase a robotic dog/shark, a dog can be heard barking in the background.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===

* The first four numbers in Homestar's credit card number match [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]'s PIN, used to access the pack of [[Homsar]] quotes from "[[Downloads]]".
* Coolest Stuff Ever references [[Spaceships|spaceships]], [[Guns|guns]], [[Beans|beans]], [[Dogs|dogs]], [[Sea Creatures|sharks]], [[Awesome|awesome]], [[Gold|gold]], [[Cars|cars]], and [[Snakes|snakes]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/12-credit-card watch "credit card"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kThwqIKGjBc watch "credit card"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail12.html watch "credit card"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail12.swf view the Flash file for "credit card"]
* [http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com/tcse/sbe/f/ Visit an archived version of the original the-coolest-stuff-ever.com], last updated around [[caper]].

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