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Photo of a green metal sign with engraved lettering, mounted on a shelf. It reads: "THIS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION." A line follows, then: "It was not meant to be, but that's the way it has turned out." A small Uber Humor watermark is in the corner.

Non-Profit Sign Admits It Wasn't Meant to Be

A vintage engraved sign declares a non-profit organization that never meant to be one. Dry office-wall humor about business failure that old-school workplaces and garages know well.

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Photo of a green metal sign with engraved lettering, mounted on a shelf. It reads: "THIS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION." A line follows, then: "It was not meant to be, but that's the way it has turned out." A small Uber Humor watermark is in the corner.

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