Unintended double-entenre Joke ("pole workers")

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On my facebook status I wrote:

The joke is that the California Governer election (which i volunteered to help facilitate locally)
is finished today. There's no need for election workers tomorrow.

However, I on my post, I didn't say "election worker"...
I said "pole worker".
Now all my friends are confused as to why
I tried to become a pole dancer.

Hahahaha. That's really good.

that's the first time i've heard of that sort of thing in written communication. interesting.
some man stopped me today, asked me if i'd seen his missing white whatever kind of dog, and asked me to give him a shout-out if i found it within a few blocks, and i clumsily said "sure, i'll give a shouller." and he looked at me quizzically until the lightbulb went off in his head and said, "oh, sure, a shout and a holler, i get it." a sniglet that leaked out of my brain.

I don't get it.

when two separate but synonymous words fight to exit my mouth, they both crowd out simultaneously, as in "shout+holler+shouller."

Reminds me of Mock The Week, there's a part where one of the comedians gives a fake speech in the style of a politician and another comedian tells us what he really means, and there was an episode when one comedian was being the head of the Conservative Party and he said, "I'm not worried about the polls" then the other guy says, "They're doing a wonderful job in my kitchen!"

The joke being that "Poles" also means Polish people, and a lot of them are builders here in the UK

I get it. Nowadays, people only have one thing on their minds. His friends certainly did.

What's it like working on the poles anyway? Is it good money?

It's a lucrative business. I believe that in a nicely populated area, you can get at least 30 dollars an hour, more than likely more. But, it seems really shady to me.

$30?! ! The tips better be good