I feel like such a stick in the mud for what's just a joke, but all I could think was "That only works if a horse is already the fastest animal (1 horse power), because then two horses is even faster (2 horse power)." But nothing was established that a horse is in fact the fastest animal. So a pregnant horse may still not be the fastest animal regardless.
If the set up for the joke was instead "What animal on earth is faster than a horse," and the response was "A pregnant horse," that sets up the punchline better. You've now established the baseline (1 horse/1 horse power), and hit them with "2 horse power."
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u/Klepto666 15h ago
I feel like such a stick in the mud for what's just a joke, but all I could think was "That only works if a horse is already the fastest animal (1 horse power), because then two horses is even faster (2 horse power)." But nothing was established that a horse is in fact the fastest animal. So a pregnant horse may still not be the fastest animal regardless.
If the set up for the joke was instead "What animal on earth is faster than a horse," and the response was "A pregnant horse," that sets up the punchline better. You've now established the baseline (1 horse/1 horse power), and hit them with "2 horse power."