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
I think my favorite Craigslist crazies are the ones that come with the thunder, the hard-hitting non-specific thunder:
hey douche (o’fallon)
did the lying slut tell you that she slept w/ Tyler, the student worker???
forgot all about that when we were “talking”
Did this make you feel better man? What did this do for you? At least give us some descriptors! Do we all know her? Is she on TV? Does she have a big rack? Ears? Wear shirts? Anything?
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An Ohio man, Charles Papenfus, got a little pissed off at a St. Louis based telemarketer and he got arrested for it.
I know what you are thinking, “We’ve all been there! Sure the guy probably got pretty angry, but damn I hate those telemarketers! Rabble!” …well I’d hold off before jumping on Milton’s side here: (emphasis mine)
According to court documents, Charles W. Papenfus, 43, allegedly told a sales representative during a May 18 telephone call that he would burn down the building and kill the employees and their families.
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In the crowd at last Friday’s “Live on the Levee” Sonic Youth show, we find this little photographic nugget of awesomeness:
Oh god this is a hot audience! I know what you are thinking…for the girls: [Cat Sound], and the fellas: “I’ve got a boner!“
I’m guessing the 4th horseman is getting the beers.
I bet you $40 bucks the little one on the left lives in the middle guy’s beard.
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St. Louis Beacon discusses whether or not a jungle of of a South City backyard is Eden or an Eyesore. The video of the backyard is pretty awesome…we vote “Eden”!
Should the Cardinals move Pujols to third so we can put the hobbled Troy Glaus at first for the rest of the season? Erik at Fan Graphs explores the idea.
Super Fun Patrol reviews Twilight
[Read More]Maybe it was a childhood reared on Mr. Rogers watching him show me how crayons are made, but I love seeing factory tours. In that vein we found a clip from KETC, channel 9, where they toured the St. Louis Tums factory! …its a little boring and “PBSy” in the beginning, but once the actual factory tour starts its pretty cool.
Unless its just me that gets geeked up about stuff like this…if thats the case then we are showing this because its ironic lame, like all those “old” tshirts they sell at Wal-Mart, and proving that we are straight punk.
[Read More]If you love this site, and I know you do, you need to be a fan on Facebook! It’s easy to do, just go to our Facebook page and click the “Be a Fan” link.
We always try to put extra content up there and get our new posts delivered to your Facebook stream. Also, if we give any stuff away or do any contests, you guys will know first!
All the cool kids are doing it, like St. Louis concert legend Beatle Bob!
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Found on YouTube, this clip from a 1991 CNN broadcast, with added subtitles, claims that CNN and then reporter, now Fox 2 KTVI reporter and 550AM host, Charles Jaco fake a remote, leading people to believe that they were in some hostile area rather than a soundstage of sorts.
After watching the video, I have to lean towards agreeing this this guy, but really who knows, and more importantly, no one does or should care, but the video is pretty damn funny. This isn’t just some Daily Show-esque “remote,” they have props (a gas mask and helmet from the set of MASH make an appearance), Jaco is rocking a pretty awesome, yet understated mustache, and there is a montage at the end of behind the scenes-type clips that the author uses as further evidence.
We also get this “warning” at the end for us sheeple to wake up! We’ll pass on your warning there Neo, but thanks for the funny video.
Watch the clip after the jump, and let us know what you think! Does this kinda thing actually bother you?
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Do I really need to talk about this? What’s to talk about? Farm Aid is coming to St. Louis, and its going to be in the horrible Verizon Wire…wait…UMB…um…Riverport. Its coming to Riverport.
Shockingly the concert thats about helping people grow things will be fronted by none other than: Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Dave Matthews. [Editor’s Note: John Mellencamp will be there too, but he didn’t fit in as well with the weed joke we had going.]
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In the post “Don’t Blame Pujols: An Apology” on the Riverfront Time’s website, Tom Finkel tells the tale of their All Star Guide to St. Louis and how it ruffled the feathers of one big Dominican Cardinal:
Last Thursday afternoon I got a call from Brian Bartow, the St. Louis Cardinals’ director of media relations. Bartow said the team had seen and loved the_Riverfront Times Guide to All-Star Week_, a special supplement this paper had published the previous day — all except the part where we revealed the home addresses of some current and former Redbirds luminaries.
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If you are new here, you may not know that we have kind of an obsession with Craiglist’s Missed Connections. Missed Connections are a beautiful mix of angst, confidence, and crazy…but we might have been missing something better…
Dude, Rants and Raves is awesome! We need to catch up, so I present you “The Pulse of a City”:
Where are the street walkers in Granite
never see any their but I hear they are their, where could they be?
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