# I need the searching expertise of the dopers!!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 1, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540 "2011-11-01T20:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540/1 "2011-11-01T20:14:30Z")

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My mother is trying to find bible indexing tabs of a particular flavor. The ones she wants specifically are Tabbies brand and have been discontinued. I firmly believe there must be someone out there with a bunch in stock that haven’t sold yet but I can’t find them.

The ones she wants are color coded and symbol coded. So, a book of the bible might have a red star or a blue moon. There’s a reference sticker that goes at the front to tell you exactly what color and symbol to look for. She can’t remember if the part of the tab that sticks on the page actually says the name of the book but the tab itself is just a colored symbol.  
If these can’t be found, she’d like something similar but we’re not having luck. The best I can find are the Noah’s Ark tabs that have different colors and animals corresponding to the first letter of the name of the book.  
HELP ME DOPERS!!!😃  
p.s. We do NOT want veggie tales.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540/2 "2011-11-01T20:19:12Z")

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Is [this](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Holy-Bible-NRSV-Reference-Edition-Tabbies-/250918729878?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item3a6bebf896) what you are looking for?

That’s not the product but a Bible that has the supposed product already attached. Just so we’re all clear on what to look for.

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**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540/3 "2011-11-01T20:21:31Z")

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Yes, that is them. She’s astonished that you found a picture of them so quickly with my description. Now to just find the tabs themselves.

Thanks for clarifying for everyone!

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**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-the-searching-expertise-of-the-dopers/601540/4 "2011-11-01T20:47:09Z")

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there’s a bunch at [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bible+tabbies&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=6592878881&ref=pd_sl_193co5g8yf_e)

not sure if they fit the bill