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"Break ups are the worst. There's no need to sugar coat it. \nIn Jonathan and Ivory's case, it was kids that caused it \u2014 Jonathan wanted them, Ivory didn't. So, like a pair of healthy, level-headed adults, they split. What makes their parting different is that they announced it with a song uploaded to YouTube. \nSEE ALSO: Startup Lets You Sell Stuff Left Over From Your Break Up\nThe song, simply titled \"We've Got to Break Up,\" is number 1,435 on Brooklyn-based musician Jonathan Mann's \"Song A Day\" series. It's surprisingly catchy, given the somber theme. \nGive it a listen above. Do you have any quirky break up stories? Spill your heart out to us below.   \nBONUS: Top 12 Memes of 2012\n\n\nTop Memes of 2012\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Photobombing Stingray\n\nFive years ago, three college girls on a Caribbean vacation got a serious case of the heebeejeebies when a stingray photobombed their \u201Csay cheese\u201D moment. The hilarious photograph could have ended up as just a fond vacay memory if it weren\u2019t for a friend, who shared the image on Reddit in September of this year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Paul Ryan: Gosling and Iron Pumping \n\nPaul Ryan may have lost his bid for vice president, but the Wisconsin congressman achieved something far greater: Internet fame. The hot-bodied politician inspired not one, but two memes in 2012. \nThe first, Paul Ryan Gosling, took inspiration from the Ryan Gosling \u201CHey, Girl\u201D meme that caught fire in 2008. The Hey Girl, It\u2019s Paul Ryan Tumblr made Ryan something of a small government sex symbol, while @PaulRyanGosling offered 140-character sarcasm on things like Medicare.\nPaul Ryan\u2019s other meme-able moment of 2012 happened when TIME released workout photos of Ryan in October. He may look like an extra on \u201CSaved By the Bell,\u201D but you can\u2019t deny his impressive physique.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Ridiculously Photogenic Guy\n\n\nZeddie Little was happily jogging along in the 2012 Cooper River Bridge Run in South Carolina, when a photographer snapped a shot of Little and his perfectly pearly teeth. \nThe photo of the dashing runner was posted to Reddit in April under the title \u201CMy friend calls him \u2018Mr Ridiculously Photogenic Guy.\u2019\u201D \nRidiculously Photogenic Guy ended up charming the Internet enough to earn a spot in meme history, even if he did lose the race.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Potato Jesus\n\n\nOctogenarian Cecilia Gimenez attempted to restore a 19th century church fresco, but instead, her amateur painting skills turned Jesus into a cartoon version of himself. \nA BBC Europe reporter described the finished piece as \u201Ca crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic.\u201D The botched fresco also drew comparisons to Rowlf the Dog and Brutus Buckeye.\nThe bad makeover dropped jaws across the web over the summer, especially after Gimenez demanded payment for her shoddy paint job.\nThe Photoshopping wizards of the Internet put the Potato Jesus face on other famous works of art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Grumpy Cat\n\nThe sourpuss mug of a cat named Tardar Sauce scratched the Internet with delight in September. A Reddit user shared a photo of the grouchy-faced feline and the Grumpy Cat meme began spreading its crabbiness around the web.\nGrumpy Cat (and her brother, Pokey) now have their own website, which posts a \u201CDaily Grump\u201D and sells merchandise like t-shirts and Scrooge-like holiday cards. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Eastwooding and Invisible Obama\n\n\nClint Eastwood\u2019s somewhat surprise appearance at the GOP Convention had Republicans excited for Dirty Harry badassness. Instead, they got 10 minutes of the Hollywood legend talking to an empty chair. \nThe bizarre appearance spawned both the @InvisibleObama Twitter account and the Eastwooding photo fad, in which people shared images of empty chairs.\nSorry, couches, but Eastwood crowned chairs the hottest furniture of 2012.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Overly Attached Girlfriend\n\n\nAn intense-eyed 20-something named Laina scared the crap out of men everywhere when her face first went viral as an advice animal macro this summer.\nThe Overly Attached Girlfriend meme featured a screengrab from a parody Justin Bieber fan video created by Laina. The stalkerish lyrics and potent stare made Overly Attached Girlfriend the most loveable clingy lady friend in Internet history.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Dog Shaming\n\n\nIn 2012, dog humiliation caught on like fleas at the dog park. Tumblr Dogshaming featured photos of pooches wearing signs that spelled out their transgressions \u2014 for the whole Internet to see.\nDog owners with poop scoot marks on carpet or drawers filled with chewed up panties punish their furry friends with web-blasted embarrassment.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Big Bird, Binders and Bayonets\n\nThe 2012 presidential election was brought to you by the letter B. Mitt Romney\u2019s debate meme-lights included references to Big Bird, Binders Full of Women, and Horses and Bayonets. \nThe Triple B threat ensured that election season had plenty of laughs to help distract from the real (and boring) issues. \nMitt Romney may not have scored the White House gig, but at least he\u2019ll have something to laugh at. Or maybe not.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Texts From Hillary\n\n\nA photograph of Hillary Clinton looking like a badass diplomat while donning sunglasses and checking her phone went seriously viral. And thus, Texts From Hillary was born.\nThe Tumblr created multi-pane pics that feature Hillz\u2019s faux reactions to texts from people like Sarah Palin and Barack Obama.\nThe creators of the Tumblr made the decision to go out on top after meeting the secretary of state. The dignified goodbye earns extra kudos, especially when most of the Internet would be happy to stretch its fame. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Ermahgerd!\n\nThe Swedish Chef may have coined B\u00F6rk speak, but in 2012, the Internet couldn\u2019t get enough of Berk speak.\nA photograph of a vest-sporting girl holding Goosebumps books debuted on Reddit in March and soon inspired a series of advice animal knockoffs. The widespread use of Ermahgerd talk (or Berks speak) even spawned web translators to help people perfect their lisped quips.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. McKayla Is Not Impressed\n\n\nU.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney did not win the most medals amongst the Fab Five, but her \u2018tude-filled face did help make her the most Internet famous. \nAfter a tumble on her signature event, Maroney had to settle for a silver medal in the vault competition. During the medal ceremony, a photographer snapped a shot that seemed to sum up the gymnast\u2019s feelings about her second place finish. The scowl flipped its way across the web and got \u2018Shopped to gold medal glory on the Tumblr McKayla Is Not Impressed and elsewhere. \nPresident Obama even got in on the unimpressed action recently, solidifying McKayla Is Not Impressed as the meme for 2012.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of Jonathan Mann"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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