Sounds like...

Have you ever had an experience where you mis-hear something, except that you don't know that you mis-heard because your interpretation, although perhaps bizarre, is still entirely possible? During a lecture today, my classmate turned to me and complained that his stomach was hurting because he had eaten a "pinata" for lunch. I started to ask if his stomach hurt because he had eaten the outside (balloon part) of the pinata but he couldn't hear what I was saying. At the next break in the lecture I turned to him incredulously and asked "did you really eat a pinata for lunch??" He said yes. "Balloon and all??," I asked. He looked confused for a moment and then said "OH!! no no, not a pinata, an empanada!". I have since learned that an empanada (with the "n" pronounced the same "gn" way as in "pinata") is a Spanish turnover/pastry usually filled with a spicy or sweet filling.
All things considered... I guess they're both tasty..