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Explanation

What the joke is about

The joke is based on an English sound pun. "Hay" is what a horse eats, and the drawn-out answer "Haaay!" also sounds like an exaggerated "hey". That makes the reply sound stereotypically "gay," which connects to the phrase "gay horse."

Required background / context

You need to know that "hay" means dried grass used as horse feed. The joke also relies on the stereotype that an elongated "hey/hay" can be read as sounding flamboyantly gay.

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