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Oh man, there was something totally inappropriate (meaning non-historic) on the History Channel a couple days ago. I can't remember what it was, so you'll just have to wonder. Of course, they'll certainly replay it within three days, so you won't have to wonder long.
No, it's a sign of media consolidation, specifically: the USA Channel (owned by GE/NBC/Universal) had to offer WWE (which owns Extreme Wrestling) something extra to beat Viacom-owned Spike TV's offer to show "Monday Night RAW". What they offered was the showcase on another one of the NBCU channels (if they put it on Bravo, then they'd be admitting they were totally gay, although CNBC should've been an alternative - that channel's shown reruns of Deal or No Deal). Also an occasional special on NBC on Saturday Night when nobody's watching. The only thing Viacom couldn't match was the broadcast outlet, because they recently UN-merged from CBS (which also owns UPN/theCW where it's already on), and I'm sure WWE wants as many shows on as many different networks as they can get. Simple?
stilicho, SCA?
Society for Creative Anachronism?
Supply Chain Alliance?
Scientific Computing Associates?
Scottish Croquet Association?
Self-Contained Approach?
Sensor Chip Assembly?
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous?
Shalom Christian Academy?
Shanghai Copyright Administration?
Shipbuilders Council of America?
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft?
Sickle Cell Anemia?
Single Connector Architecture?
Sister Cities Association?
Slag Cement Association?
Smart Card Alliance?
Society for Commercial Archeology?
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists?
Software Configuration Architecture?
Sony Corporation of America?
South Carolina Aquarium?
Special Caution Area?
Specialty Coffee Association?
Standing Committee on Agriculture?
Status of Children Act? (They're Children.)
Student Council Association?
Subcontract Administrator? (I once had that job title)
Summary Cost Account? (and I once applied for a job with that title)
Systems Configuration Administrator (and that one too.)
Sudden Cardiac Arrest?
Suez Canal Authority?
Superior Cerebellar Artery?
Sustainable Competitive Advantage?
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan?
Synchronous Clock Adjustment? Society for Creative Acronyms?
(thank you, Free Dictionary)