Unfortunately, the eruption of the mountain caused Frodo to be sent back in time to when the Ring was first forged.

Fortunately Frodo quickly returned to his own time.

Unfortunately Sauron had forged a spare Ring back in time, and Frodo took it - after biting off Sauron's other finger.

Fortunately, this new Ring was made of chocolate, and Frodo ate it.

Unfortunately,Frodo was allergic to Chocolate

Fortunately, through the graceful digestion of Crisco cooked over a hot-burner, Frodo saved his own life and had a wonderful brownie-sale with the remains, thus raising enough money to make his own ring...


~ Aesthete

Unfortunately, the entire world suddenly turned into a gigantic all-meat pizza with no anchovies for no discernable reason.

Fortunately, the World of Middle Earth was fine.

Unfortunately the Balrog burnt down Bag End.

Fortunately, the fire department arrived in time to put it out.

Unfortunately Gandalf left his cloak in there to scare some childeren, so naked-Gandalf began wandering around

Fortunately the Shirriffs caught and retained naked-Gandalf in time for him not to attract much attention...and so took him to Hobbit Jail.

Unfortunately, there was a huge earthquake, several volcanoes erupted, a freak tornado, tsunami, hurricane, meteor shower, etc., etc.

Fortunately these things happened only in areas under the dominion of Sauron.

Unfortunately, that's where Frodo was at the time.

Fortunately the Ring was destroyed by an erupting volcano.

Unfortunately, Sam was with Frodo to Mordor.

Fortunately, a mysterious editor with a knack for making sequels and drainning writers, was not pleased with the current ending put Frodo and Sam back with the ring at the start of Mordor, this time wearing a flame-resistant fake mustaches...

~ Aesthete

Unfortunately, the moustaches were iron and belonged to Tony Cash (with his Iron Moustache) and he came to take them back!

Fortunately Tony Cash had become demagnetised and so was repelled by the iron moustaches.

Unfortunately . . .
 

. . . Frodo loves cheese. :D

Fortunately, this had nothing to do with what was going on.

Unfortunately . . .
 

. . . it had something to do with what was going on, for Tony Cash, as foreseen by Mandos, turned into cheese.

Fortunatley being the cheese lover he was frodo ate johny cash as he pondered whether or not it was cannibalism

Unfortunately, he thought it was and so handed himself over to the police.

fortunately they relized hobbits and humans although similiar are not the same species so it wasn't cannabalism

Unfortunately the Balrog burned up #3 Bagshot Row.

Fortunately everyone was far enough away to be safe...except the hobbits at
#3 bagshot row

Unfortunately the law is a bottomless pit and Frodo fell into it.

Fortunately, Gandalf uncloaked, who was still in the Lockholes, helped Frodo escape from them.

Unfortunately the Balrog burned down many Shire villages.

Fortunately . . .
 

. . . the Shire villagers burned down the Balrog, starting with its wings. :p

Unfortunately, they gave up after they could not find the wings. :p

Fortunately, the Balrog was so confused over whether or not he had wings that his head exploded.

Unfortunately, as with any great horror scene and monster, the Balrog's head which flew about in a sky of destruction and cheese eating was in many pieces which formed into more Balrogs...

~ Aesthete

Fortunately, these Balrogs tried to fly off the edge of a cliff, but not having wings (or if they did, they could not use them) they fell to the ground and died.

Unfortunately Middle-Earth turned upside-down, Illuvatar being very bored.

Fortunately he soon realised that he should be above that sort of thing and turned everything the right way up again.

Unfortunately, Meneltarmacil stole the Ring and became Ruler of all Arda.

Fortunately, Aragorn cut off Meneltarmacil's finger, and through the Ring into the crack of Doom.

~Elrowen