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Sip 'n Dip Lounge

 * ... that GQ magazine ranked the Sip 'n Dip Lounge (pictured), a tiki bar in Great Falls, Montana, as the #1 bar in the world "worth flying for"?


 * Reviewed: American Diplomacy

Created by Montanabw (talk). Self nominated at 19:52, 2 April 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Article exceeds 1,500 characters. It's a new article that was created on April 1, 2014 (UTC) and is less than five days old. Spot checking for copyvio reveals no problems.

The hook is cited in the article and is mostly confirmed at and  ("Voted #1 bar in the world by GQ magazine in 2003"), but I cannot find a quote where it states "worth flying for". I could not get the video to load at to confirm if this source states "worth flying for" verbatim. At this source it states, "...What a boon for Great Falls if people start flying in to see the Sip-N-Dip." If another user can get the video to load and confirm that the quote is stated in the source, then it's good to go. If not, a slight alteration of the hook omitting the "worth flying for" part would make this good to go. Another option is include the GQ information about being voted #1 bar in the world, and perhaps add info. about the "mermaid" swimmers at the bar. See alt1 below. NorthAmerica1000 03:37, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that in 2003 GQ magazine ranked the Sip 'n Dip Lounge (pictured), a tiki bar in Great Falls, Montana, as the #1 bar in the world?


 * The CBS video is where the #1 and "worth flying for" is verified by a third party neutral source, though the Johannes article cited for other stuff verifies top 10, and the the sip 'n dip's own web site adds the "worth flying for" - which is the title of the GQ magazine article. The cover has the "Bars worth flying for"  article title here The Larcomb source verifies botr..."It was featured in the April 2003 issue of GQ magazine, topping a list of "10 Bars Worth Flying For." Would that be the better source to use? I'll add it to the claim, let me know if that works.   I DO see your problem with the video -  today it seemed to hang, and so I started and stopped it twice and then a "watch CBS News" thing came on the blank screen, which I clicked, got an ad, and after a long delay after the ad, it finally ran. The cover of the April 2003 GQ, showing the #1 rating and "worth flying for" title with voiceover saying the same is at 1:30 on the video. Title of the article can be seen here  But Phooey for fussy video!.  However, I am also OK with ALT1, as The Montana Office of Tourism cite (#5) verifies #1 in the world, if that is a sufficient RS.  Take a look at the additional sourcing for the original hook, but I go with whichever you choose.   Montanabw (talk) 20:02, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Either hook is good to go per the addition of this source to the article, which verifies "worth flying for" per the mention of the GQ article title "10 Bars Worth Flying For". At this time, I recommend ALT2 below, which includes a simple addition of adding the date of the ranking to the initial hook. NorthAmerica1000 23:00, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that in 2003 GQ magazine ranked the Sip 'n Dip Lounge (pictured), a tiki bar in Great Falls, Montana, as the #1 bar in the world "worth flying for"?


 * Thanks. I added the requested source (Larcombe,) to the sentence (now is fn #5) and expanded citation a bit. I am fine with any of the hooks, choose whichever one you want, though now we have sources for ALT1 and ALT3, and I believe they are superior to ALT2.   Montanabw (talk) 01:30, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Promoted, using the original (first) hook. It has been copied to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 4. NorthAmerica1000 02:48, 6 April 2014 (UTC)