Funny mis-hearing

I saw this quote below in a book review:

“I shall shortly be proposing to explore four extremely fine hookers’ arresting behinds in the Co-op toilets.”

This is funny but also very interesting.The speaker said something but the hearer didn’t hear what was said,he heard something [which might show his own interests in hookers and their behinds ]and that it would  seem this dignitary shared his interest
.I am sure that is how lots of arguments begin.We mis-hear.And we mis-hear according to  our own fears,desires and wishes.We think we hear one thing and the speaker believes we have heard exactly what he said.So when we begin a discussion we are already out of tune with each other.And it will conntinue to get worse unless we are aware of what might happen.Like asking someone to repeat what they just said.