were larger than cats as we know them
The Duchess once said to her brother, "They're cats Jim, but not as we know them".
However, their language was intelligible to those who had installed an automatic translation device into the ears, called a Babel Fish. It turned out that they had been watching Planet Earth for some time, and was waiting for Earthlings to make contact. The 'reverse Irish' lanague becaus they had heard TV transmissions from Ireland, but they had become garbled. Once all this had been established, it was possible to ______________
If you don't know what eschatology is then don't worry; it's not the end of the world.
Purveyor of fine sarcasm since 1966.