pepole=people
A Freudian slip?
A pee pole would be a prick.
I wish I could lay claim to a more clever explanation but the fact is I’m working on a backup machine while I rebuild my primary system. The screen flashed a couple of times when I hit the post button and I ended up posting the draft version (twice!). I’ve loaded Firefox onto it so that should put a dent in my creative spelling.
...but I appreciate your suggestion and, yes - these folks appear to be pepoles...;’}