[ WP ] Sentient , humanoid life has emerged from deep in the crust of the Earth . They did n't come to fight , instead they said , `` We need to get off this rock ''

They swam and crawled onto the shore in droves. Swimmers and sunbathers scattered as they clambered on unwieldy fins and flopped against the sandy beach. A few got into a stabilized upright position and walked around with exagerratedly large steps like divers who like to ruin their nice swim flippers. 
 
 I stood on the pier and watched as they began to poke around the abandoned stuff on the beach. Some drapped towels over their heads and posed like super models; others drank sunlotion before squealing abominably and sputtering out the goop. 
 
 I could n't help but laugh as the beings, who looked alot like froggy people in bad sci-fi costumes explored the artifacts littering the shore line. They did n't seem violent, somewhat friendly in fact. I resolved myself to be either a brave ambassador of the human race or a tragic casualty in the discovery of a new life form. Walking down the stairs I placed my cell phone on the railing, set it to record and aimed it toward the nearest group. I took a deep breath and sighed. Here goes nothing. 
 
 `` Hello!'' I said, cheerfully and as freindly as possible. They regarded me with calm watery eyes and smacked glorping syllables at one another before turning back to me. I extended my hand. `` I am steve.'' 
 
 The tallest of the group stepped forward, assuming control of the situation. I braced myself for history to be made as he opened wide rubbery lips and spoke in surprisingly passable english, `` Hey-yo steve man lem me get 10 dollars.'' 
 
 Gobsmacked is the word. I was entirely gobsmacked by the situation. Strange beings had crawled onto the shore of a popular northern california beach and asked me for small change. 
 
 Another scooped several abandoned CD's from a blanket near a portable stereo and pro-offered them to me. `` Hey steve, you wan na buy some CD's man they're the hottest man, 5 bucks each for you bruv.'' 
 
 What... The... Cuss... Creatures from the deep were on a quest for a few bucks. This did n't make any sense to begin with but not it was just ludicrous. I was surprised by an oversized face thrusted towards mine from the side. `` STEVE, dude you need a new cell phone, I'm done with this one and its still new.'' 
 
 I looked at the phone in its webbed paw. `` Thats my phone! its still on record from when I set it over on that railing!'' He burbled some evasive reply and scampered away. 
 
 `` Aight man, I'll drop the price, these are good albums too $ 3.50 a pop.'' 
 
 My eyes narrowed in scrutiny. `` What the hell is wrong with you... things?'' 
 
 The tallest one began to wail, `` Man we are so bad off man, I am so sorry, we just need some money, we're unemployable, there aint no jobs in the ocean, we broke and we need cash man.'' 
 
 A shorter stumpier being spoke up, clearly ennunciating its thought. `` No boss. What we really need to do is... We need to get off this rock.''
