er ▁Bill ▁Ell is ▁who ▁found ▁that ▁j okes ▁about ▁the ▁attacks ▁origin ating ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁the ▁day ▁afterwards , ▁and ▁G is elin de ▁Ku ip ers ▁found ▁j okes ▁on ▁Dutch ▁websites ▁a ▁day ▁later . ▁Ku ip ers ▁had ▁collected ▁around ▁ 8 5 0 ▁online ▁j okes ▁about ▁ 9 / 1 1 , ▁Os ama ▁Bin ▁L aden , ▁and ▁the ▁Afghan istan ▁war ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁A ▁notable ▁early ▁public ▁attempt ▁at ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁humor ▁was ▁by ▁Gilbert ▁Gott fried ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁attacks . ▁During ▁a ▁comedy ▁ro ast ▁for ▁Hugh ▁He f ner ▁at ▁the ▁Fri ars ▁Club ▁the ▁crowd ▁did ▁not ▁respond ▁well ▁to ▁Gott fried ' s ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁g ag . ▁One ▁audience ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁y elled ▁out ▁" To o ▁soon ! ", ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁a ▁common ▁response ▁to ▁j okes ▁told ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁w ake ▁of ▁tra ged ies . ▁Gott fried ▁then ▁impro vised ▁and ▁performed ▁" The ▁Arist ocr ats " ▁routine , ▁which ▁released ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁t ension ▁and ▁got ▁r ous ing ▁app la use ▁from ▁the ▁crowd . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁these ▁early ▁j okes ▁about ▁ 9 / 1 1 , ▁late - night ▁comedy ▁shows ▁and ▁hum orous ▁publications ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁following ▁the ▁attacks . ▁The ▁On ion , ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁newspaper