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

Some Old Fart Doesn’t Like Changing His Clock Twice a Year

 Posted on March 17, 2011  |  The Editor

Oh KSDK’s “I’m Just Saying” you truly are the gift that keeps giving…like that dog you never wanted, but is still year long after you figured everyone was pretty tired of it and it keeps crapping all over your house. I know you’re dying to know what the big compliant is this time: Kids won’t stay off your lawn? That damn rap music? How no one got piercing back in the day? [Read More]
daylight savings time  i'm just saying  ksdk 

What’s the Deal With This Billboard on Gravois?

 Posted on March 17, 2011  |  The Editor

City dwellers that travel down Gravois, or Hodak’s fried chicken addicts should recognize this flashy billboard, which has totally become our favorite billboard ever in recent days, but we gotta ask: Anyone know the deal with this thing? Current theories include a new store selling levitation pants, a hip new funeral home, or simply a cartoon character that took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and laid down for a quick nap. [Read More]
art  billboard  gravois  sighting 

The Blues Are For Sale Again

 Posted on March 17, 2011  |  The Editor

For those unaware, St. Louis has a hockey team and it’s up for sale again. Dave Checketts, the owner of the St. Louis Blues since 2005, has put his chunk of the team up for sale after months of trying to find other partners after the bulk of his initial backing left. So Checketts will step out of the way and put his personal stake on the market with the hope of expediting a sale. [Read More]
blues  dave checketts  hockey  nhl 

Lawn Darts are Serious Federal Business

 Posted on March 16, 2011  |  The Editor

Some guy in Jefferson County sells lawn darts (naturally) online and the feds just shut his ass down! The FBI order of “dangerousness of stuff” goes in this order: 1. Movie piracy 2. Child porn 3. Lawn darts 4. Lindsay Lohan 5. Terrorism The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis filed suit Tuesday to stop a Jefferson County retailer from selling banned lawn darts. The civil complaint, which asks a judge to ban future sales of the darts, says that Jefferson County resident Steve King has been selling the darts since at least 2009 from one of his websites, Lawndartparts. [Read More]
jefferson county  lawn darts 

No Layoffs for St. Louis City Police! The Fire Department However…

 Posted on March 16, 2011  |  The Editor

Question: Have you, or a loved one, had your car stolen by a fire by chance? Were you mugged by Fire recently? Ok, seriously now, where did Fire touch you? Did Fire rape you? If you’re answering no for the most part and have just been robbed, mugged, raped and stabbed by humans while living in the city, then all together, this should be good news. The St. Louis city Police Department will not have to lay off any officers this year! [Read More]
fire department  layoffs  police department  politics  stlfd  stlpd 

Did Pujols and the Cardinals Censor Joe Sports Fan?

 Posted on March 16, 2011  |  The Editor

Yesterday Cardinals closer, and recent discoverer of Twitter, Ryan Franklin tweeted out a photo of some country star or something who visited the team’s spring training site. The tweet, since removed, said “Got a rookie on the team @davidnail” with a link to this photo: We didn’t even notice the awesomeness that this picture held in it’s background, but the guys at Joe Sports Fan.com did and it may have brought the wrath of the Cardinals and Albert Pujols, big bad #5, down on them. [Read More]
albert pujols  celebrity  joe sports fan  ryan franklin 

St. Louis is Bored

 Posted on March 15, 2011  |  The Editor

It’s boring here. Sure Japan’s got some stuff going on and Libya’s all busy with their own stuff, but St. Louis is far away from all of that and it’s boring here. Just look at this Twitter search for “#bored”: Here’s some stuff that is going on in St. Louis, but doesn’t really count as “something” because…whatever…*yawn* Donye Calvin killed a baby — Totally boring. Anyone can kill a baby. Hit us up after you kill a bear or mountain lion or something. [Read More]
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Jogger Gets Pantsed, Didn’t Think It Was Funny

 Posted on March 15, 2011  |  The Editor

A Belleville woman fought off an attacker that came up from behind her while jogging, pulled down her pants and jumped on top of her. He was going to go with flowers, but thought it seemed to cliche. “Fortunately, she was able to fight him off enough, get up, get her wits together and took off running,” said Captain Don Sax with the Belleville Police Department said. “She began screaming as she was leaving and fortunately there was some other people on the trail that were on bicycles that were coming towards her so she ran towards them, they came towards her. [Read More]
belleville  jogger  sexual assualt 

Belleville Mom Takes a Stab at Mother of the Year

 Posted on March 15, 2011  |  The Editor

Oh moms! They always go too far and end up embarrassing you, like the time that a Belleville mother came home drunk, yelled at her four kids and eventually started chasing them around the house with a knife. Oh and then when the cops came to get her she kicked one right in the balls. Someone’s sure earning her “Best Mom Ever” sweatshirt this year! This totally reminds us of our mom who used to be there when we got home, be totally sober, make us dinner and then tuck us in to bed…. [Read More]
belleville  cops  knife  mom  morons 

Raccoon Attacks Infant Because of a Headband

 Posted on March 14, 2011  |  The Editor

Kids these days dress too dammed provocatively! They’re out there letting everything hang out and it just keeps getting younger and younger. Damn 4-day old’s and their Raccoon attracting headbands! A four day old girl is said to be recovering well, after being attacked by a raccoon owned by her grandparents! Pike County, Illinois Sheriff Paul Petty says the girl suffered about a dozen puncture wounds and a large cut to her head in the attack, which occured in Griggsville, about 100 miles north of St. [Read More]
baby  raccoon