Tag Archives: Holidays

Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on its way!

by Angela on 3:01 pm in Nerdettes

Out of winter hibernation and ready for spring, I’m back to write about Easter specials!  Easter is not generally a holiday associated with lots of movies or holiday specials like Halloween or Christmas, but there are still a decent amount of Easter-themed movies out there that deserve your attention.

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Christmas on MDP!

by Brandon on 4:40 pm in Uncategorized

It’s Christmas (and all the other winter-based holidays) here on The Modern Day Pirates!  We have the MDP Yule Radio playing and cookies in the oven. Check out all our christmas content below: The Worst Holiday Commercial! Last-Minute Geek Gift Buying Guide Christmas Confessionals: I love Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas” Do Nothing But Read – [...]

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Black Friday: Stories from the Trenches

by Lauren on 4:30 pm in Humor

If shopping was a sport then Black Friday would be the Olympics. The real question then, is what feat would be worthy of a gold medal: Camping out hours before the store opens? Scoring that limited quantity doorbuster? Waiting in a 2-hour line just to pay?

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Thanksgiving Specials – the Forgotten Treasures

by Angela on 5:08 pm in Movies & TV

Ah, Thanksgiving… a holiday best known for turkey, the Macy’s Parade, Puppy Bowl and football, but there are also many Thanksgiving-themed television specials that you can watch to get further in the spirit of the day.  So in between kick-off and your 3rd piece of pumpkin pie, take some time out to appreciate the specials [...]

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10 Best Not-Christmas Christmas Movies

by Brandon on 9:08 pm in Movies & TV

Getting sick of the same old Christmas specials every year? The holiday season works its way into more movies than you may think, give one of these movies a try. 10.) Screwed Rusty P. Hayes: Sweet Jesus! We kidnapped a turd! Screwed is not going to win any awards for screenwriting or acting, but it [...]

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