I just lost a bet with my boyfriend. Now I have to spend the next 3 days in a birdcage. Any words of encouragement?

I smell a hoax here. And I hope for your sake that I'm right. Being padlocked in a cage is malicious, cruel, and dangerous.

First, is he going to be around 24 hrs. A day for those 3 days to give you bathroom access 'round the clock? Secondly, what if there's an emergency, like a fire?

Being locked in anywhere is dangerous! And why the heck is a lock part of the requirement? If he's going to be around constantly....as I suppose he should be for bathroom breaks....then won't he be able to see that you're staying in the cage?

I'm all for creative bets, and honoring them....but this bet borders on sadistic.It boggles my mind that he would WANT you literally locked in a cage, let alone that you'd agree to these terms. Imprisonment is not something to play around about. It's a little sick, and I would worry about your boyfriend wanting to see you locked away in a bikini.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay, mom lecture is over. If this isn't a joke, and you're really going through with this even though it's dangerous, then pack some entertainment for your birdcage. How about a laptop computer?(borrow one from a friend?) Bring lots and lots of books and magazines Bring snacks and bottled water Get a bunch of pillows and fluffy blankets to make yourself a "nest" Bring an MP3 player And can you change the conditions of the bet so that the cage can be moved to in front of the tv?

Plan ahead, and your imprisonment will be more comfortable. Good luck....and I mean that in a lot of ways! :).

By way of encouragement, you should think of how much better off you are for three days in a literal gilded cage than the unfortunate women in the allegorical gilded cages of the famous song and painting. The popular song by Harry von Tilzer (1872-1946) can be found here: ingeb.org/songs/shesonly.html Most people only remember the phrase. The painting by Evelyn De Morgan is described in Wikipedia here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilded_Cage Those both are about a beautiful young woman who has married a wealthy older man.

Say, is your boyfriend an older gentleman? By the way, how the heck do guys get girls to make these bets? This is the second one asked about here on Mahalo recently.

And we never hear what happens to the guys if they lose.

Welcome to Mahalo! I have some... First congratulations on obtaining the big birdcage. Score!

I would hope you are going into this with an open mind and an eagerness to please, just think how happy you will make you boyfriend. Don't forget the video camera. Maybe you can take this opportunity to get educated in the fine art of Magic.

Whats more fun than becoming a magician? youtube.com/watch?v=4z2K0IZo8Go Things should go smoothly as some people believe renewamerica.us/columns/baldwin/070112 America is already in a giant bird cage. So you will have many figurative companions.As well as all of us here at Mahalo Answers cheering for you and waiting for the pictures!

Im feeling a hoax aswell, I hope this is accurate, even so, I have nothing for you...

You have a reason to be nervous. Honestly, I cannot imagine what motivated you to make a bet like this. I think about the size of the birdcage and the times you would be allowed to come out of the bircage, and I get scared.

I think you need to ask yourself how can you motivate yourself so you are not in a situation like this when you make a bet. Good luck!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.