I get it! “The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to leave!” I get it!

Data: I get it! “The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to leave!” I get it!
Geordi: Data, what do you get?
Data: The Farpoint mission! You told a joke; that was the punchline!
Geordi: The Farpoint mission? Data, that was seven years ago.
Data: I know! I finally get it! Very funny!