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If Twitter GIFs get longer, know that Lin-Manuel Miranda is behind it

If the GIF length on Twitter expands, thank Miranda you guys.

Joseph Earp

on February 27, 2017

If Twitter GIFs get longer, know that Lin-Manuel Miranda is behind it

The prolific Twitter user got a shotout from one of his favourite sites. Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a lot of things: Composer, actor, West Wing fan, almost-EGOT, and prolific Twitter user.

That fact made it all the more endearing when the Broadway star and his favourite website had a little chat Monday night, chewing the fat about GIFs after a particularly amazing one of Miranda doing his signature hand gesture popped up.

Miranda devotee Casey Maher posted a supercut GIF of the man himself throwing out sneaky hand bops at every opportunity.

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The gesture is a reference to the comedic podcast My Brother, My Brother And Me according to Pajiba -- a sly wink to his fans.

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Maher's tweet went viral, attracting the attention of both Miranda and eventually Twitter, with the social media site making the case that any changes to the site's GIF length policy could totally be credited to the Hamilton superstar.