^ has made a vast understatement.
I consider the following to be a funny joke:
What is the difference between a horrible tragedy and a damned shame?
If the dictator of North Korea were to launch an ICM with a thermonuclear warhead and totally destroy the city of San Francisco, then that would be a horrible tragedy.
If the NL baseball team that plays its home games in San Francisco were on a road trip when the ICBM landed, then that would be a damned shame.