PUNCHING KITTY: 2009 - 2013

Punching Kitty was a writing project for the city of St. Louis to have a little fun and try to get everyone to stop taking themselves so seriously…and hopefully highlight some critical issues along the way. Not everyone liked it (it turns out people don’t love being made fun of) but we converted a lot of people and I take pride that the site was truly well read. From the local media, to area police departments, Punching Kitty truly became a source for news and entertainment for St. Louis.

We had a lot of fun, but all good things need an ending and ours was on March 13th, 2013. When we closed up shop the news made local radio, TV, and even the front page of STLToday (The St. Louis Post Dispatch’s website) where we were the top story over a new pope being named. Wild stuff.

While we will no longer actively write, the site will stay up as an archive for St. Louis.

- The Editor

Are the St. Louis Zoo’s Halloween Decorations Racist?

 Posted on October 17, 2012  |  The Editor

The St. Louis Zoo put up their Halloween decorations a few days ago and man did they screw up. It turns out the Zoo outed itself as a secret racist organization! We knew it. It always seemed fishy that the black panthers were always in the crappy cage in the back corner, the one with a busted-ass car in it for some reason, but the white tiger had like the best cage ever right up front. [Read More]
halloween  racism  zoo 

Some Loose Sex-Loving TV Skank Endorsed Todd Akin

 Posted on October 16, 2012  |  The Editor

Todd Akin got a new endorsement the other day, but don’t worry about it. She doesn’t live in this state, and she’s just some reality TV show broad that can’t keep her legs closed. Michelle Duggar plans to participate in a women-for-Akin event Tuesday in Springfield. The Duggar family is supposed to attend rallies with Akin later that day in Osage Beach and on Wednesday in Farmington and Poplar Bluff. [Read More]
michelle duggar  todd akin 

Once Again in the Absence of Anything to Talk About, Local News Points the Camera at Grass

 Posted on October 16, 2012  |  The Editor

What do local news reporters turn to when they need a story, but nothing’s going on in our fair city? Time and time again, they turn to grass. No, that’s not even being used as a term for marijuana…the horrible truth is we’re actually talking about grass. A news story about grass. Seriously. Again. You local news people are horrible. Can’t imagine why everyone but old and retarded people think your broadcasts suck. [Read More]
ashley yarchin  cardinals  grass  ksdk 

Clayon Police Are Looking For a Serial Groper

 Posted on October 15, 2012  |  The Editor

There’s a “serial groper” on the loose in Clayton, usually operating across the street from the St. Louis County Jail. It’s a perfect plan. Who’s going to believe some broad who’s going to jail? Officers say it’s happened at least three times in recent weeks, mostly on weekend evenings. The man commits the act in a public parking lot, then runs away before his victim has time to react. [Read More]
clayton  pervert 

Washington Wizards Bradley Beal Gets Twitter Threats For Being Pro-Cardinals

 Posted on October 15, 2012  |  The Editor

The young guard for the Washingon Wizards, Bradley Beal, wasn’t even watching the Cardinals game Friday night when they were coming back on a stunned Nationals teams and their fans, but when we saw the Cardinals won he reached for Twitter. He is from St. Louis after all. STL turnupppp !!! …I guess that’s means something to the effect of “I’m happy the Cardinals won.” because that’s how most of Washington-area fans took it, and it did not go over particularly well. [Read More]
bradley beal  cardinals  twitter  washington DC 

The Morning After the Cardinals Crushed the Nationals in Game 5

 Posted on October 13, 2012  |  The Editor

Since there’s no way we were sleeping last night, we scoured the web for stuff to read about the latest Cardinals dramatic comeback. Nothing was better than the Twitter stream of one Washington Nationals writer (@washingnats) who went (bottom to top) from crazy confident to “Thats messed up.” in the span of a few tweets. Here’s our mediocre attempt at Photoshoping his Twitter stream in a fun Facebook-sharable image: Here’s the column rundown on the Cardinals win (and Nationals crushing defeat): [Read More]
baseball  cardinals  mlb  nationals  postseason.playoffs 

The Cardinals Just Accomplished the Largest Comeback in a Postseason Elimination Game Ever

 Posted on October 13, 2012  |  The Editor

Holy crap. What?! Um…how do we describe what just happend? Ok, here’s our best shot… DJDHADKFDS!!!!KDSFASDFDS!!!??SDKFASDF;ADSMCMAEJEHEIE.S,AALALDLDLD!!!!!!!!! Not bad. Here’s a better description from ESPN: Erasing an early six-run hole in Game 5 slowly but surely, the defending World Series champion Cardinals got a tying two-out, two-run single from Daniel Descalso and a go-ahead two-run single from Pete Kozma in the ninth inning and came all the way back to beat the Washington Nationals 9-7 on Friday night and win their NL Division Series. [Read More]
baseball  cardinals  mlb  nationals  playoffs  postseason 

Tailgate32 Visits St. Louis

 Posted on October 11, 2012  |  The Editor

In their journey to visit each of the 32 NFL teams this season, the guys at Tailgate32 stopped by St. Louis to get a tour of our town, meet Fox2’s John Pertzborn*, visit The Hill, and eat a Crown Candy BLT.

Point your lookin’ balls at it here:

  • File photo of Pertzborn:

via Tailgate32 and ESPN

nfl  rams  tailgate32  Video 

5 Reasons Why the Nationals’ Bryce Harper is a Douche

 Posted on October 11, 2012  |  The Editor

The Cardinals have the chance to kick the upstart Nationals out of the playoff today (It’s at 3pm. You don’t have a job by chance do you? Eh. That sucks.) and that’s awesome because…um, that’s the team we root for, but also because phenom Bryce Harper could stand to get a little more of the douche kicked out of him. There are some things we like about Bryce Harper, but that’s a boring list, so here’s the top 5 reasons why Bryce Harper is a douche…and ok, here’s one thing: We dig the smeared eye black. [Read More]
baseball  bryce harper  nationals  nlds  playoffs 

Guy Shoots Himself in the Leg During Traffic Stop

 Posted on October 10, 2012  |  The Editor

St. Louis’ finest attempted to pull over a car for a routine traffic stop last night just south of downtown. The car pulled over, then took off and police gave chase. Shortly after they heard gunfire and a stand-off started. Little did the cops know he wasn’t shooting at them, he’s just a retard and shot himself. After a standoff that lasted about ten minutes, police took the driver out of the vehicle and discovered he had shot himself in the upper leg, either accidentally or on purpose. [Read More]
car  downtown  shooting  south city