The Water Cooler

Here are a few of the things in news, entertainment, popular culture and sports that we've been talking about lately.

• The Las Vegas 51s become the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and will keep the "51s" name next season. Obviously an allusion to that top-secret Royal Canadian Mounted Police base near Whitchurch-Stouffville.

• State officials plan to relocate some of the desert bighorn sheep that hang around Boulder City's Hemenway Park every day. They're calling it "Operation Yogi."

• Prospective O.J. Simpson trial jurors were questioned about such topics as the University of Southern California Trojans, the Buffalo Bills and sports memorabilia. But, oddly enough, nothing about what jurors think of the now-incredible irony of O.J. Simpson having played a police officer in the "Naked Gun" movies.

• MTV announces it will cancel "TRL" after 10 years. Thus shattering forever the evil Petri dish in which Britney, Christina and the Backstreet Boys were spawned.

• Hollywood hosts the most pathetic Emmy awards show ever. Dear Writer's Strike: Please come back. All is forgiven.

By JOHN PRZYBYS. What are you talking about? (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)