You're welcome to have all the metal in my cans of food and drink once I've emptied their contents. I don't think I have any paperclips, but if I end up with any, I'll do my best to treat them respectfully.

My reaction was caused by your all-around adorable behavior. I'm not sure of how well this reaction generalizes to other people, but it seems like a plausible assumption that others might also react the same way.