Unfortunately, the bubonic plague soon drove the poor tax-evading souls from their haven.

Fortunately Queen Beruthiel had a *magic* cure for bubonic plague.

Unfortunately, she wouldn't share because she's an evil Queenie.

Fortunately, her evil cats were eager to share
in return for some high quality catnip. :cool:

Unfortunately the white cat was kidnapped by a bunch of cat-hating ruffians.

Fortunately the white cat escaped using the knowledge
it had gained by reading the Minas Tirith best-seller:
101 Things To Do With Cat-Hating Ruffians.

Unfortunately, cats can't read....

Fortunately, however cats DO make exceptional lawyers.

Unfortunately, they use this skill to their own advantage - and everyone else's disadvantage.

Fortunately Legolas understands the language of cats.

Unfortunately, he was unable to translate because of a severe chill that kept him at home.

Fortunately, elves never get cold, so said chill never really had an effect.

Unfortunately, his mother was still paranoid, and made him stay home.

Fortunately, his father wasn't. He told Legolas to drink some wine and go do something.

Unfortunately, Legolas took his father's suggestion a bit too seriously, and got extremely drunk.

Fortunately, it happened to be with his best friend Gimli so all was well.

Unfortunately, there was some mischief with some other dwarves and a hobbit that Leggie got blamed for.

Fortunately, the dwarves and hobbit all died so Leggie didn't have to pay medical bills.

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Unfortunately, he got sued anyway.

Fortunately, Mandos explained that it was fated
that Leggy would get off scott free, so everyone
decided to go and give Bilbo an unexpected party.

Unfortunately Mandos Then decreed that Legolas would have to Pay at least the cost of the party

Fortunately, Leggy was a Prince and therefore had no problem paying for half the cost of the party.

Unfortunately Sharkey and Wormtongue crashed the party.

Fortunately they died of mysterious "mushroom-related incidents".

Unfortunately, the incident was that they ate all the mushrooms and the hobbits killed them in revenge, leaving them with a mess - and no mushrooms. :(

Fortunately (for him) Sharkey, being a maia, quickly
reconstituted himself and organized a mushroom cartel
to get back at those uppity hobbits.

Unfortunately (for Sharkey) the hobbits were waiting for him again, blade in hand.

Fortunately (for Sharkey) he bought off the hobbits with a
22 % share in his mushroom cartel (plus 10 % for Farmer Maggott
as CEO). This was the start of Maggott's fabled rise to become
the hobbit Warren Buffett.

Unfortunately, the hobbits teased him about his new name.

Fortunately, Farmer Maggott ignored the teasing of his
bff Sharkey and joined him in successfully opening a
line of all organic mushroom/bacon omelets (very
popular with elves and rangers at the Prancing Pony).

Unfortunately, a crafty Annatar took away all of his business with his genetically modified Super Monster Mushrooms of Doom.

Fortunately, Yavanna decided to make Super Monster Mushroom Eating Plants of Doom (which also happened to be poison resistant)

Unfortunately, the Super Monster Mushroom Eating Plants of Doom were eaten by Lalaith's Pet Ultra Super-Duper Mutant Ninja Dragonslaying Chameleonic Goose-Pony Chimaeras of Insuperable Awesomeness.

Fortuntely said plants are scared of light, thus allowing Feänor to defeat them!

Unfortunately, Lalaith ripped out Feanor's spine while her geese distracted him.

Unfortunately, Lalaith's geese had a deadly and contagious disease which spread to Lalaith and all those around them.

Fortunetly Feänor didn't catch it (or would that be unfortunet? :D)

Unfortunately, Mandos did catch it.

Fortunately Mandos found he was only a carrier and was
doomed to pass it on to Morgoth.

Unfortunately Mandos couldn't find Morgy.