, ▁cancel led ▁the ▁issue ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁print ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁edition ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁attacks . ▁When ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁released , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁staff ▁felt ▁tre pid ation ▁over ▁making ▁humor ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁trag ic ▁event . ▁" Every one ▁thought ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁our ▁last ▁issue ▁in ▁print ," ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁staff ▁writer . ▁Despite ▁this ▁expectation , ▁The ▁On ion ▁staff ▁was ▁quickly ▁in und ated ▁with ▁comments ▁from ▁readers , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁positive . ▁However , ▁they ▁self - c ens ored ▁the ▁article ▁titled ▁" America ▁Str ong er ▁Th an ▁Ever , ▁Say ▁Qu ad rag on ▁Official s ." ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁j okes ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁major ▁American ▁com ed ian ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁was ▁one ▁told ▁by ▁Joan ▁R ivers ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁jo ke ▁concerned ▁the ▁wid ows ▁of ▁fire ▁f igh ters ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attacks , ▁who ▁R ivers ▁said ▁would ▁be ▁disappoint ed ▁if ▁their ▁hus b ands ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁alive ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁money ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁in ▁compens ation ▁for ▁their ▁late ▁sp ouses . ▁The ▁jo ke ▁received ▁condem n ation ▁from ▁Harold ▁Sch ait berger