"Take that!" cried Adversity:
The market came back from three straight days of losses after the Labor Department said September payrolls, while down for the first time in two years, fell by only 35,000 jobs. Fearing an economic slump in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, economists had forecast a drop of 150,000.
"Bit of a sting," said the Giant. Then he thumped Adversity.