The SmeetFrog is an UrbanLegend local to Ypsilanti Michigan. Most townfolk believe that a good laugh is therapy for the ExcessivelySerious?, a condition that afflicts people of all ages and from all walks of life.
For your edification, a SmeetFrog is:
- A frog possessing a furry coat, adapting it to sub-arctic conditions.
- Webbing underneath the arms allowing it to achieve flight-like behavior with each leap, much as a flying squirrel.
- Migratory behavior.
- Locality of habitat between two places: the Huron River of Michigan in particular, Ypsilanti, and some yet undiscovered arctic summer vacation spot (thought to be the northern coast of Labrador.
- An urban legend enjoying several newspaper articles spanning several years giving varying accounts but all hinting on the possibility that frog is a real living species.
- Raised eyebrows from biologists at several universities who have been asked to explain by curious gradeschool science teachers.
- A creature on a label of a micro-brewed beer with accompanying text touting the legend.
- Read more in http://members.aol.com/smeetfrog
Although the domain names http://smeetfrog.com and http://smeetfrog.org are currently registered, the information about this curious creature still lives at http://members.aol.com/smeetfrog
Possibly related to the DropBear?, a well-known marsupial.
Absolutely, one should always buy DropBearRepellant? from the locals when visiting foreign parts to avoid lengthy and inconvenient hospital visits.