NBC changes the Sci-Fi channel to the plural of 'syphilis' in Polish.

[Vekseid]

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php

To that end, the 16-year-old network—owned by NBC Universal—plans to announce that Syfy is its new name March 16 at its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York.

What a brilliant idea. I'm so proud that they chose to use the plural of a word from my Polish heritage, syf:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/syf

syf m.

   1. dirt, filth, grime
   2. (colloquial) pimple, spot
   3. (colloquial, vulgar) syphilis

Of course, syphilis is a mass noun, so associating it with the -y pluralization is cheating. That's okay though, cheating in the name of cheap humor ought to be expected.

[Oniya]

http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2327593

'Nuff said.  Of course, this does free up the name 'SciFi' for someone who wants to make a network consisting of classic and cutting edge science fiction, fantasy and horror, maybe with a sprinkling of edgy anime that hasn't been dumbed down to Cartoon Network levels.