How is surprise and bemusement disparaging?
Wouldn’t anyone assume so when the words “Monty Python” are used in a sentence?
Is it Owl Stretching Time?
Is that owl dead, or is he just resting?
(Who? Who? <----- owl) Was I envisioning Sam’s pigeons flying not across the whole Pacific but rather to either China or Japan to post Sam’s messages?
Wouldn’t stretching an owl be Whoooooooo-ow-oooooooo?
Must I declare it to be more like Whoooo-ow-aaaaack?
Must I point out that you probably have a much bigger rack than I do?
Care to re-phrase that?
Is that PETA calling me with a warning?
What have you got against People Eating Tasty Animals?
How tasty?
As tasty as rhino, condor, and ivory-billed woodpecker braized in thylacine gravy - how many servings would you like? 
One each, please–would you have any baby seal to go with that?
Why certainly, my good man – and would you like some panda ice cream for dessert?
Wouldn’t Anthrax ripple be a better choice?
Yeah, I’m afraid that would go right to my hip(po)s, wouldn’t it?
We do have a gluten-free menu – how 'bout some nice fresh Komodo dragon?
Doesn’t it bother you when the scales get stuck in your teeth?
If they took the scales out, it wouldn’t be crunchy, would it?