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
73 Year Old Man Killed After Standing on I-44
Cardinals Show Felipe Lopez the Door
Lets All Vote Family Circus Out of the Post Dispatch Comics!
Mayor Slay Says Police Are Liars When Reporting Crime Data
Epic Freeze Frame by Great Day in St. Louis
The folks over at KMOV’s Great Day in St. Louis should probably review those auto-generated video thumbnails before posting them. But then again, maybe then wanted their weekly “organization expert” guest to look like she’s already focusing on our “big picture”.
Shooting Your Gun At City Hall Isn’t a Good Idea
6 Pretty Much Worthless Ebay-ed St. Louis Items
Cardinals Catcher Jason LaRue Retires Because of Johnny Cueto
Saturday Kiss Cam Hangover: The Top 10 Kiss Cam Photoshops
Because of the popularity of yesterday’s post on the Cardinals Kiss Cam controversy (say that 10 times fast), we have a few trailing notes that we wanted to share via a special weekend post!
– Largely ignored in the previous post, we should have given the Cardinals, as a whole, more credit. Good for them for promoting (kinda) a “Out at the Ballpark” day. No matter what happens with the Kiss Cam at the game today, this is a nice gesture and a step in the right direction.
– The Vital Voice did a great video about the “Out at the Ballpark” day along with their own coverage of the Kiss Cam noise. Watch through the end for their own take on the Kiss Cam. “First Gay Day At Busch Stadium / Kiss Cam Controversy“
– We loved making them and more than a few of your expressed that you really enjoyed our collection of “odd” Kiss Cam’s that dotted the right side of the initial post. For that reason, and the fact that we made a few more that didn’t make it in the post, we present to you the..
Top 10 Kiss Cam Photoshops
10. The Kissing Fatties – Notice the bag of Cheetos that we swear to you were in the original photo.

9. The Pariere Dogs – Life on the pariere was never the same after this.
8. Woman and Horse – No idea how she got that horse up in to the stands.
7. The White Sox – …If this Greek-warrior level of closeness worked for them, maybe Tony should look in to it.
6. Batman and Robin – No shock here. You knew it, we knew it, they knew it.
See the top 5 after the jump!
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