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

I Call That My “Putter”: Molester Apartment Putt Putt Course Adjacent

 Posted on September 28, 2010  |  The Editor

A St. Charles mother was searching through the state’s sex registered sex offender list, something we are apt to do as well from time to time, and found that one lived in a near by apartment complex…and then she found one more…in that same apartment complex…and another and a bunch more after that actually. All told, 17 convicted sex offenders live in that same complex in St. Charles. The sheriff’s department admits that’s an unusually high number. [Read More]
putt putt golf  sex offender  st charles  weird 

Bobby Smith is Too Good to Look Forward in His Molester Mug Shot

 Posted on September 27, 2010  |  The Editor

This gentleman to the right with a five-o-clock shadow at 11am thought it would be a good idea to pose as a student to send nasty little text messages to underage girls. Can’t imagine how the wheels came of this seemingly perfect plan… Bobby Smith, 32, of Pontoon Beach, IL, was charged with 2 counts of solicitation to meet a child. Smith was indicating that he was a student named “Stevie Smith,” at the Granite City High School. [Read More]
bobby smith  molester  text messages 

Kings of Leon Came Back to St. Louis

 Posted on September 27, 2010  |  The Editor

The last time faux-rock group Kings of Leon appeared in St. Louis they played three songs, got shit-faced…whoops, I mean shit on, and then left in a huff whining about anything and everything. Here’s what we said at the time: Jesus these guys are freaking retarded. You too big of a star to just move your little corporate-emo bitch ass 2 feet to the left? Also, you’re a bassist…close your mouth. [Read More]
kings of leon  music  poopstock 

The Rams Beat the Redskins!

 Posted on September 27, 2010  |  The Editor

If Adolf Hitler, Jeffery Dahmer, Corey Haim, George Steinbrenner and Dixie Carter are all thinking “Man it’s oddly temperate today.” it’s all because of the Rams dropping a W on the Washington Redskins and thus making hell get a little chilly. The Rams (1-2) won for only the second time in 29 games overall behind a strong start and even stronger finish, with the biggest offensive showing under second-year coach Steve Spagnuolo. [Read More]
football  nfl  rams  redskins 

Meaningless Friday Post: Kitten Massage Therapy

 Posted on September 24, 2010  |  The Editor

The camera cuts off before the happy ending, but by the looks of that slutty little masseuse, it must have been great! Previous posts pertaining to kitty massage (giggity!): “Tuesday Cat Massage” and “Let This Crazy Lady Tell You How to Massage Your Cat“ So we now have three posts about massaging cats on this site! Yup. Our life is really coming into focus after writing a sentence like that. Stay in school kids! [Read More]
kittens  kitty massage  youtube 

The RFT Throws Their Panties at Weird St. Louis Rap Video Guy

 Posted on September 24, 2010  |  The Editor

Oh look the RFT’s Music blog has an interview with some local rapper named “Corle 2 Da”…why does that name sound familiar?… ​You may have seen this excellent vid floating around the Interwebz in the past two weeks. “So St. Louis” is the work of one Corle 2 Da, a Belleville rapper looking to make his mark on this side of the river. Belleville rapper…god this all sound so familiar. Wait! [Read More]
Corle  music  rap  riverfront times  so st. louis  Video 

Cop Arrested, Then Fired After Molestation Charges

 Posted on September 24, 2010  |  The Editor

KMOV has been reporting on the story of Dan Peterson, a Berkeley police officer being accused of molesting a 15-year old girl. It’s not looking good for Peterson either since his own department found enough evidence to prompt an arrest and nearly immediate firing. Thursday [Dan Peterson] was released from jail until prosecutors review the case. Peterson’s former chief tells News 4’s Maggie Crane why he fired him. Berkeley police say one of their own crossed the line. [Read More]
berkeley  molester  police 

Race Map of St. Louis Based on Census Data Looks About Right

 Posted on September 24, 2010  |  The Editor

Eric Fischer was inspired by Bill Rankin’s Chicago map of racial and ethnic divides which took the recent Census data and dotted a city map with colored dots equaling groups of the same race…so he did the same thing for other cities. Not sure if this really counts as being “inspired”. “Thought that it was cool so I did the exact same thing.” might be closer. Below is Fischer’s map of St. [Read More]
census  map  race  social issues 

Corrections: KLOU and Some Other Stuff

 Posted on September 23, 2010  |  The Editor

Every now and then, we’re wrong. True story. It can happen to the best of us, and that’s obviously true since it happened to us and we are clearly the best of us. Here, in no particular order, are a some corrections that need to be said: – Our source was wrong as, in turn, were we when naming Steph Duran the heir to the KLOU drive-time spot. That job went to someone else you’ve never heard of: Cindy Collins. [Read More]
corrections 

Stone Temple Pilots Cancel St. Louis Tour Stop

 Posted on September 23, 2010  |  The Editor

The Stone Temple Pilots, the great 90-alternative rock group, has released word that they are canceling their tour stops between September 21st and “mid-October” for a “short break” in the tour. The missing dates, which includes the previously scheduled stop in St. Louis on September 30th, will not be rescheduled, and we found this note left from the members of STP to you, their St. Louis fans. It reads: Dear Non-Rock Stars, [Read More]
concert  family arena  music  stone temple pilots