what would we do without corporate america?

The Dairy Queen "Moolatte" is apparently making some waves over the name's unfortunate similarity to mulatto. Slate rounds up some thoughts, including unbelievably funny excerpts from the Houston Press's own interview with a DQ PR flack.

You can't make this kind of stuff up:

Q. And then one more here...Sambo's Extra Dark Triple Chocolate Shake. How's that grab you?

A. Actually, Dairy Queen doesn't make shakes. They make Blizzards.

Q. OK -- Sambo's Extra Dark Triple Chocolate Blizzard.

A. [Writing it down] What would that be?

Q. I would say you would find the blackest cone you could find and fill it with chocolate ice cream. And go from there.

A. All right. Interesting.

All right. Interesting.