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BtB (Bad-the-Bunny) is an inveterate collector (he used to collect veterates but they made him stop). He is now insanely compulsive about accumulating a type of item common to all three of the things below. What's the item and what's he doing with them?
1. Small thingie atop soda cans.
2. Small plastic or metal or paper thingie atop (some) paper or fibre file folders.
3. ONE CERTAIN key from all his friends' computer keyboards.
1. Small thingie atop soda cans.
2. Small plastic or metal or paper thingie atop (some) paper or fibre file folders.
3. ONE CERTAIN key from all his friends' computer keyboards.
Hint
The computer key in question is usually on the left side, second row (of characters) on the keyboard.Answer
Keeping tabs.*Tab* is the common name for the small metal fixture atop soda cans that allows you to *pop* open the can. That's why (in the USA, anyway), the drink is called *pop* (just kidding !!!).
*Tab* is also the name of the label area (sometimes a plastic or metal holder affixed to the folder) on a file folder. It's also the name of the label itself.
Computer tab-key.
*Keeping tabs* is a colloquialism or idiom (common phrase) meaning keeping up-with or keeping a running-record on somebody or some thing.
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