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

Mitchell Page Died

Former Cardinals hitting coach Mitchell Page died in his sleep at age 59, and no other details are available at this time. Though it is worth pointing out, since no one else seems to, that Page was relieved from his position as hitting coach after the 2004 season because of a drinking problem and was said to have been pushed checked himself in to a rehab facility shortly after. It’s not known of his alcohol problem and his recent death are related, but 59 is pretty young to be going in your sleep without “help” from other issues. [Read More]

St. Louis to be the Proud Owners of the Worst Named Bridge Ever

The Golden Gate Bridge…the Brooklyn Bridge..and now? …The “Jerry F. Costello-William Lacy ‘Bill’ Clay Sr. Veterans Memorial Bridge”. Just rolls of the tongue doesn’t it? Yes, your local leaders are making moves to name the new Mississippi River bridge the “Jerry F. Costello-William Lacy ‘Bill’ Clay Sr. Veterans Memorial Bridge”. Who’s ready for eventual charity marathons?! Come on everyone! Sign up for the 2015 Fun Run to the Jerry F. Costello-William Lacy ‘Bill’ Clay Sr. [Read More]

Your Alton Tax Dollars at Work!

It took three firefighters to disloge this large woman and her motorized wheelchair from the mud when she tried to take her ass through a sloppy field while chasing her dog. The only that would make this photo of three trained firemen lifting her ass out of her chair so they can also carry that to dry land any more amazing would be an orphanage burning down in the background. [Read More]

The City’s New Revenue Plan: Phantom No Parking Signs

Oh those crafty folks running St. Louis! Parking tickets are a good revenue stream for the city, but what happens when people aren’t violating parking rules enough? If only we could make them think it was ok to park there and then say it wasn’t so they’d have to give us money? [ Scene: St. Louis City Budget Meeting] Mayor Slay: We need more money! The damn cops keep asking for more, we can’t cut any more services, we’re hemorrhaging people and we our plan to dig up and move North St. [Read More]

St. Louis Prepares for the Coming of Snooki

So far St. Louis has had Jersey Shore’s The Situation visit downtown herpes petri dish F15teen, we’ve been taken over by New Jersey on South Park and at some point Paulie D played music in town while wearing headphones…but only one ear pressed in to them so he looks like a cool DJ and doesn’t hurt his hair, so the fact that Snooki is now coming to town along with WWE’s Raw next week is of little surprise. [Read More]

Missouri Man Dies During Gun Safety Class

Apparently it’s the second half of the Mountain Grove, Missouri (it’s by Springfield) gun safety class that makes the real impact. Authorities say 63-year-old Glenn Seymour of Mountain Grove died after shooting himself in the chest Saturday at a class in rural Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase says witnesses reported that Seymour was injured while trying to take the safety off a Browning semi-automatic 9 mm weapon. Right after the break they were going to go over the part where you learn to not point the gun at your chest…ever. [Read More]

Old Hoarder’s Death Leads to Mummy Discovery

Gladys Bergmeier of Jennings was found dead on February 7th in her little house amongst bags of papers, old magazines, plants and various items otherwise known as trash. Gladys was a hoarder, which if you ask cable TV, is all the rage these days. Well if it’s chic to be a hoarder these days, then ole Gladys really should have been a celebrity, because as she quietly went about the final weeks of her life Gladys was hoarding on another level! [Read More]

Awesome St. Louis Drummer is Awesome

Justin Bess is a drummer for local metal band Aegaeon, which we think is pronounced “never-heard-of-you”, but we love this video of Bess killing it on the drums. Check out Aegaeon’s band page for more videos, a distinct lack of Bess as their drummer, and photos of them looking like they’re unhappy someone is taking their photo. Standing still for a second is so not metal. Update: Here are their more updated Facebook and Twitter pages (the photo thing still applies in both cases). [Read More]

Local Teacher Quits After Student Discovers Her Pornographic Past

Varsity Blues led us astray. We were under the belief that when a high school student uncovers the sexually charged after school activities, past or present, of a teacher, it will ultimately lead to a humorous scene and a strong bond over their shared secret at school. Not so it would appear. Not so.

A west St. Louis County high school teacher quit her job after her x-rated past was exposed when one of her Parkway North students discovered her pornographic work in the adult film industry.

The teacher, Tera Myers, was suspended five years ago when she was a teacher in Paducah, Kentucky.

So a west county teacher did porn huh? Pretty freakin’ sweet. I bet the West County parents would just wish this story would go away…they however, aren’t our readers:

Ask and you shall receive dear readers! …and speaking of receiving…Tera Myers aka Tericka Dye aka Rikki Andersin has appeared in roughly 11 movies (which in porn terms is like three or four days of work). Her filmography includes such classics as “Ass Whores 21”, “Climax Shots 86: Three to Tango”, “Eruptions: Double Dippin” (edited and kinda SFW, if you’re really quick, cover art after the jump), “In Thru The Out Door 7 & 8”, “Sex Freaks 10”, “Rug Munchers” and “Butt Brats 7″…which wasn’t nearly as good as Butt Brats 4, but you just knew they were going down hill after that scene with the tuna fish, foam #1 finger, 3.5 lesbian vampires, the guy that played Cockroach on the Cosby show and all that mustard. (We made all of that up, but in our heads it was epic.)

According to the pervs on the internet, her biggest movie was “Tight Ass” when she worked with the noted director John T. Bone (not a joke, these are actually facts). Here is a SFW clip of Rikki Andersin aka Tera Myers in “Tight Ass”(though some naughty language at the end, so headphones!). In this scene, our star is having some trouble remembering her lines, in which she apparently plays Hamlet for some reason. No worries though! She is helped with her lines by a gentleman in white jeans and his friend…they can’t seem to help her memorization, but they can help her with something else… (Hint: It rhymes with “blow job”)

After her time in porn, Andersin/Meyers later enlisted in the Army and using the GI Bill to go to college and do quite well, ultimately earning her teaching degree. A few years ago, she confessed that her time in porn was a result of needing money after being unemployed, homeless and seeking treatment for bipolar disorder.

Meanwhile at Parkway North, parents and administrators are fuming over this “revelation”…but here’s the thing…they shouldn’t be. We aren’t going to go on some tirade about how she shouldn’t be removed from the school. No, the school can hire anyone they please and when you have a porn background, that’s the breaks. Life isn’t fair but you should have thought about whether or not you wanted to sculpt young minds for a future career before you had some hairy-chested guy spunk in your eye in the 80s. No, Parkway North’s administration shouldn’t be overly upset because the the knowledge of Meyer’s past was pretty out in the open this whole time! Sure, its a new name and a criminal history check turned up nothing because it’s not illegal to be a “Butt Brat (7)”, but she was on freaking Dr. Phil talking about how hard it was to get fired for this exact same thing in 2006!

Ok, maybe they shouldn’t have reasonably figured that out, but it’s hard to imagine Meyers thinking she can change names and teach again after going on Dr. Phil and with kids today getting better and better at finding free porn online. Must be awesome not to have grown up trying to mentally unscramble the nasty channels and having a “Cinemax Weekend” being the highlight of your summer vacation. Kids today still bang microwaved grapefruits though right?

via KMOV

Click though the jump to see a couple of (edited) porn covers featuring Rikki Andersin!

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South St. Louis Gun Fight Ends With Suspect and US Marshal Dead

A scene right out of an action movie played out in St. Louis again yesterday when two city police officers and eight (8!) US Marshals showed up at the door of the wanted Carlos Boles. Taking Mr. Boles in to custody at his South City home did not go smoothly. Police and US Marshals then began a floor by floor search for Boles. Once discovered, the suspect fired and the law enforcement officials returned fire, according to William Sibert with the U. [Read More]