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September 2014 Winner of the Fill In the Phil Cartoon Contest

AQUA Editors
Sep 11, 2014

cartoon of Phil The Pool Man - winner

WINNER:Dave Rosenfeld  Pool Builders Supply | Greer, SC

Try this one...

cartoon of Phil The Pool Man

Take a crack at the blank Phil above. We’ll print anything that makes us laugh or warms our hearts! Just send your captions to [email protected].

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