Hold on While I Figure This Out

While recently riding on the bus standing up, a woman grabbed onto the
pole nearest her to keep herself steady while the bus traveled down the road.
She soon noticed a young man, who was also hanging on to the same pole, staring
at her. Although this was somewhat annoying, she decided to just look the other
way.

Soon the bus came to a stop. Clearing his throat, the young man said, "Excuse
me. This is my stop."

Since she wasn't blocking his way, the woman was slightly confused. "Well," she
said, "go ahead."

"And this is my pole," the young man said.

The woman was completely perplexed until the young man added, "I just bought it
at the hardware store to hold up my shower curtain.”