I Just Realized That Lin-Manuel Miranda Is A Secret Super-Fan And Omg It's So Pure

    *great job*

    Shyla Watson
    by Shyla Watson

    BuzzFeed Staff

    So, these are the McElroy Brothers and Lin-Manuel Miranda is a HUGE fan of their comedy advice podcast, My Brother, My Brother and Me, or as the cool kids call it, MBMBaM.

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    Now, obviously you know Lin-Manuel Miranda, the super talented, adorable genius who created Hamilton and is just ONE LETTER AWAY from becoming the youngest EGOT winner. Yeah, that guy.

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    Anyway, if you're a fan of his, you may have noticed that he tends to do this like, half-wave half-air punch thing.

    Casey Maher @casedillaaa

    @Lin_Manuel greatjob on the million followers 👋👋 #1MillionGifs

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    If you missed this somehow (which I totally did at first guys, so I'm not judging), let me enlighten you as to what the hell is happening — he's honking an imaginary *great job* car horn.

    So, right now you're probably like, "WTF is an imaginary *great job* car horn?" Well, buckle up and LET ME TELL YOU.

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    In December of 2015 during the 280th episode of their podcast, the McElroy brothers prepared to answer one fan's question: "What is the best way to tell someone they're driving the wrong way on a one-way street?"

    After sharing various horror stories, they proposed an emoji system that would let drivers know when they were in the wrong. Fortunately, the emoji idea evolved into a definitive 3-car-horn system, including a distinct sound for each of the following: a danger horn (for regular traffic purposes), a sound horn (to be part of the "road conversation"), and a "great job" horn (to let people know when they do a kick-ass job at parallel parking and other such things).

    Like many other fans, Lin became obsessed with the idea and did everything he could to make the *great job* horn a reality...the only way he knew how.

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    The brothers — Justin, Travis, and Griffin — are usually in awe of the depths LMM will go to for a *great job* horn.

    The Travis McElroy @travismcelroy

    A FOURTH?! I'm worried that @Lin_Manuel doesn't even know he's doing it! He's more #GREATJOB than man now...

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    Justin McElroy @JustinMcElroy

    I cannot BELIEVE the man just did a #GreatJob horn on SNL https://t.co/ikFFN3ai27

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    But, they felt differently when Honda came along with this nonsense.

    Twitter: @griffinmcelroy

    Luckily, the LMM/MBMBALaM fans (why yes, that is a mouthful) took matters into their own hands.

    Twitter: @Honda

    Don't worry guys, we're pretty sure it was an April Fool's Joke.

    Now, this isn't the first time that Lin's cleverly referenced the McElroys. He paid homage to them IN A LYRIC IN HAMILTON, and then thanked them in his 2016 Tony's speech.

    Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

    I worked a very #MBMBAM-ian "Unless...UNLESS..." homage into my new musical yesterday, @JustinMcElroy @travismcelroy @griffinmcelroy

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    But in this case, he's gone so far as to get other celebrities involved, such as RuPaul:

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    Even Hillary Clinton is in on it:

    Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton

    Can we get back to politics, please? (Great job, @HamiltonMusical.) #Grammys

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    So if you ever see him doing an adorably awkward wave or posting something like this...

    Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

    Home from #Gram4Ham. *greatjob* Good night!

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    ...Now you can be in on it too! 👋👋

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