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Feb 18, 2014, 10:27:15 PM2/18/14
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This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Rob Parker, Dan Blum, John Adams,
Calvin, Russ, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

Please submit your answers no later than 10:25pm (GMT-5) on February 21st, 2014.

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#4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
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Dan Tilque

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Feb 18, 2014, 10:42:46 PM2/18/14
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> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
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1004-07-15

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robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker

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Feb 18, 2014, 11:18:06 PM2/18/14
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> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura
> Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format
> again.)

1750-01-01

Never heard of him, or the Kamakura Shogunate ;-)


Rob


Joshua Kreitzer

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Feb 18, 2014, 11:43:58 PM2/18/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
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1660-06-01

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Dan Blum

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Feb 19, 2014, 12:24:49 AM2/19/14
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1375-06-30

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Pete

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Feb 19, 2014, 2:12:36 AM2/19/14
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swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in
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1650-05-01

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Erland Sommarskog

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Feb 19, 2014, 3:59:22 AM2/19/14
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swp (Stephen...@gmail.com) writes:
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> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.)
> *** >

After having been close to the edge twice, I better sharpen up, Well, at
least I believe I know when the famous battle was. But how long did he live?

1148-06-29


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Russ

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Feb 19, 2014, 5:34:37 AM2/19/14
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1250-02-01


Russ S.

Peter Smyth

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Feb 19, 2014, 4:10:37 PM2/19/14
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swp wrote:

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> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.) ***

1362-06-01

Peter Smyth

calvin

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Feb 19, 2014, 4:47:58 PM2/19/14
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On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:27:15 +1000, swp <Stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:


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> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the
> Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD
> format again.)
> ***

1456-07-08


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johnada...@gmail.com

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Feb 19, 2014, 5:39:25 PM2/19/14
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:27:15 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
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> #4. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. When did he die? (Please use YYYY-MM-DD format again.)
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1200-01-01

John

swp

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Feb 19, 2014, 5:48:26 PM2/19/14
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:27:15 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
1004-07-15 Dan Tilque
1148-06-29 Erland Sommarskog
1199-02-09 *** Correct Answer ***
1200-01-01 John Adams
1250-02-01 Russ
1362-06-01 Peter Smyth
1375-06-30 Dan Blum
1456-07-08 Calvin
1650-05-01 Pete
1660-06-01 Joshua Kreitzer
1750-01-01 Rob Parker

Rob Parker missed by only a little over half a millennium, which isn't much in
the cosmic scale of things, but he is eliminated.

This contest is now open to Peter Smyth, Dan Blum, John Adams, Calvin, Russ,
Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland Sommarskog, and Joshua Kreitzer.

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