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

St. Charles Man Exposes Himself at Pool Twice This Month

 Posted on June 30, 2011  |  The Editor

A St. Charles man has been arrested after he exposed himself to the patrons at Wapelhorst Park pool Tuesday. The St. Charles County man, 53, pulled down his swimsuit, exposing his buttocks and genitals about 1 p.m. at the park’s public pool in the 1900 block of Muegge Road, police said. Several other customers, including children and seniors, were using the pool at the time. We’ll give him credit for being confident enough to stare a public shrinkage viewing the face and still decide to go through with a plan, but maybe there’s a better way to go about drying off your winkie dink. [Read More]
morons  pervert  pool  st charles 

Man Fights Ballwin For His Right to Flip Off Bad Drivers

 Posted on June 29, 2011  |  The Editor

An interesting court case is happening in Ballwin, where a man is fighting for free speech…of the speechless kind. A Florissant man is fighting a ticket he got for giving the middle finger to another driver in Ballwin. The man is fighting the ticket based on a similar case in Pittsburgh. That ticket was thrown out as a violation of free speech. Holy hell! You can get tickets for that? [Read More]
ballwin  flip off  middle finger  weird 

Chuck Berry to Get Statue Despite Whiners

 Posted on June 29, 2011  |  The Editor

Monday night, the University City Council “approved”, as in refused to block, the installation of a Chuck Berry statue on city property. Joe Edwards, Loop Godfather, is pleased but not everyone agrees. Some people think University City shouldn’t have a statue of Chuck Berry on community property, even though Berry has performed there 160 times including his famous monthly performance at Blueberry Hill. Despite the fact that the statue has already been made and was just sitting there, Berry’s detractors wonder why University City would want to put up a statue of a man that served time in jail. [Read More]
celebrity  chuck berry  statue  university city 

It Costs Just $30 to Stay at the Jefferson City Jail, Meth Optional

 Posted on June 28, 2011  |  The Editor

The Jefferson County Police are offering the chance to stay in their new jail one night, meals included, for the low low price of $30. What a deal! …right? Hmm…it sounds interesting, but something isn’t quite sitting right with us here… The newest place to stay in downtown Jefferson City opens for business next month, and the management is offering a grand-opening special: $30 for a one-night stay with dinner, breakfast and your own private cell. [Read More]
jail  jefferson city 

Stupid Richmond Heights Kids Are Stupid and Violent

 Posted on June 28, 2011  |  The Editor

Police told me that it was a game called the ‘Knock Out Kings’ and they targeted me because I looked weak and feminine. It is a sick game. I mean it is a stupid game, it’s a sick game. Games are supposed to be fun. This is not fun at all. It’s not fun to get knocked out. It is not fun to get your nose fractured No, it doesn’t found very fun, but that’s life in St. [Read More]
assault  galleria 

Nameless Statues Appear in Front of Scottrade Center

 Posted on June 27, 2011  |  The Editor

It took a few months, but someone finally noticed the two statues of…some…uh…dudes in front of Scottrade Center. Hmm. We feel like we should know who these statues are of, but without proper name plates how the hell are we supposed to know? Hockey player statues need name plates ok?! NFL? Baseball? Totally different stories. St. Louisans can spot even a crappy likeness of Stan Musial a mile away, but hockey players? [Read More]
brett hull  hockey  nhl  scottrade center  statue 

Police Say Your Downtown Parked Car Might Get Stolen, Public Replies With “Duh.”

 Posted on June 27, 2011  |  The Editor

Friday night, 62 cars were broken into downtown, most of them just south of Busch Stadium. It’s time like these when we wish the police would tell us everything’s going to be ok and that not to worry, they’ve got things under control. We don’t live in a town where you can’t even go to a ballgame without thinking about what inning you should leave to go get your car rather than thinking about what inning you have to leave before your deluxe nachos make a reappearance south of the border, do we? [Read More]
car  downtown  police  theft 

Southwest Airlines Pilot on Flight Attendants: “…just a continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandes”

 Posted on June 24, 2011  |  The Editor

A Southwest Airlines pilot has been indefinitely suspended after his tirade on the current state of airline flight attendants. The full audio is embedded below and it’s definitely offensive and NSFW, which is why we posted it on a Friday because, it’s fun to do wacky stuff on Fridays like wear Hawaiian shirts or go up to that new chick in accounting and throw a few double entendres her direction to see how she handles herself. [Read More]
dickhead  hate speech  morons  southwest airlines 

Onions Spilled on Interstate 55 as Missouri’s Truck Spilled Sandwich Nears Completion

 Posted on June 24, 2011  |  The Editor

This morning people were crying over the traffic as it ground to a halt because of yet another truck spilling it’s payload all over the highway and the aroma the payload left behind. A truck lost a load of onions on I-55 just north of the 7th Street/Park exit, north of where [I-44 and I-55] merge south of downtown. After clearing the onions themselves off to the shoulder, crews called in a street sweeper to clean up the juice left over after hundreds were run over by vehicles. [Read More]
onions  south city  spill  traffic 

Contamination 2011 is Upon Us!

 Posted on June 23, 2011  |  The Editor

It’s a bit of a bummer that we won’t be able to personally cover St. Louis’ “pop culture/sci fi/horror convention”, Contamination, like we did last year because of schedule conflicts, but we wanted to give them a mention anyway. Contamination: 2011, the “sequel” to last year’s even seems to be even bigger with none other than celebrity headliner: Eric Roberts! Oh yes…Eric Roberts. The star (ahem) of both “The Dark Knight” and “VH1: Celebrity Rehab” will be in St. [Read More]
celebrity  contamination  convention  Entertainment  eric roberts  horror movies