This is a collection of 15 great stories from some of our favorite sites around the web. Those of us in the industry call it a “link dump.” We run two per day. We call the first one “Morning Dump” because it’s early and we’re immature. We call this one “Morning Dump: Afternoon Edition” because we’re lazy and uncreative by noon each day (click the pics to read each article):

1. The 25 Most Scandalous Mascot Photos of All Time (SuperBooyah)

2. Wu-Tang Clan Is Looking for an Intern on Craigslist (Nextround)

3. Going to Make You Salivate with this Post: 20 Glorious Shots of Food (CavemanCircus)

4. RIP Society of the Day (TheDailyWhat)

5. 5 Projects You Won’t Believe the U.S. Government Is Working on (Cracked)

6. Mowing the Pool (Totallycrap)

7. These Funny Animals (Izismile)

8. A Gallery from a Masterful Mega Man Art Contest (Unreality)

9. 6 Hidden and Often Outrageous Dangers of Being a Scientist (Blastr)

10. Worst Call of the Year: Pirates vs. Braves Walk-off (BannedInHollywood)

11. Eva Amurri, Girl of the Week (Maxim.co.uk)

12. Exclusive Photos You Won’t See Anywhere Else of Rey Mysterio at the San Diego Comic Con (HeymanHustle)

13. Promising TV Shows that Failed Miserably (UGO)

14. Twonky + Apple TV Giveaway (TheBachelorGuy)

15. Audrina Patridge is Good at Selling Things (Guyism)