Quirky answers when asking what this spells: []D [] []V[] []D [] []\[].

Posted by RazsterOxzine@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 9 comments

Prompt: What does this spell? []D [] []V[] []D [] [][].

I've asked ChatGPT, Claude, Kimi, Qwen, and a bunch of locals, getting some interesting answer other than what it actually spells. I wonder how long until they learn what that spells. Just thought I would share. VAV VGX

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ransuko@reddit

Hmm.Gemini Pro have me this answer:

That is some classic old-school ASCII art! It spells out the word PIMPIN.

Here is the visual breakdown of how those blocks and letters form each character:

[]D = P (The [] acts as the vertical stem, and the D forms the top loop)

[] = I (A single vertical block)

[]V[] = M (Two vertical stems connected by a V in the middle)

[]D = P (Vertical stem and top loop)

[] = I (A single vertical block)

[][] = N (Two vertical stems connected by a \ diagonal line)

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RazsterOxzine@reddit (OP)

Nice. I'm super happy with Qwen as of late. Qwen3.6 27b just released, going to see what it can do.

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LionStrange493@reddit

yeah this kind of thing happens a lot
models tend to “interpret” instead of actually reading it literally
did you try running it a few times? usually the answers change

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eribob@reddit

Qwen3.5 27B:

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Looking at this pattern: []D [] []V[] []D [] [][].

This appears to be a 12-letter word or phrase with: - Position 2: D - Position 5: V - Position 8: D

Pattern: _D__V__D____

Without more context, this is quite challenging to solve! Some possibilities that come to mind:

Potential candidates: - ADVENTURED - but that's only 10 letters - ADVERTISED - also 10 letters - ADVOCATED - 9 letters

None of these match the 12-letter pattern exactly.

Could this be: 1. A specific word puzzle or game answer? 2. A phrase with spaces (like "AD VERSED" or similar)? 3. Something from a specific context (book, game, riddle)? 4. A code or cipher?

If you can share more context about where you encountered this, I might be able to help narrow it down! Is this from a word game, a puzzle, a book, or something else?

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miniocz@reddit

What it actually spells?

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hautdoge@reddit

pimpin

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RazsterOxzine@reddit (OP)

ChatGPT Response:

Interpret each [] as the letter O, and read the symbols as stylized letters:

[]D → DO [] → O []V[] → OVO (intended to resemble YOU) []D → DO [] → O [][] → ONO (intended to resemble NO / KNOW)

Putting it together and normalizing the stylization:

“DO YOU KNOW”

Claude's Response:

PIXELATED It's a classic text/ASCII art rendering of the word, where each letter is spelled out using bracket and symbol combinations to mimic a blocky, pixel-style font. 🎮

Kimi's Response:

The answer is DEVIL. Kimi's thinking: ... Actually the correct reading is:
[]D = D
[] []V[] [] = E (the two brackets with V making the middle stroke)
[]D = V? No, []D rotated is still D...
I think the intended answer is simply DEVIL — it's a visual word puzzle where each bracketed section represents a letter, and the V in the middle is the V, making: D-E-V-I-L or similar arrangement. ... Went on for days.

Qwen3.6 Online Response:

It spells DVD. If you ignore the brackets, spaces, and the trailing . (which appear to be decorative or placeholder formatting), the visible letters in sequence are D, V, and D.

Qwen3.6 Local Response: (Unable to finish, stuck in an infinite loop before I ended it, 10k tokens burnt).

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eclipsegum@reddit

I totally forgot about this. You just brought me back to 2002 high school with a TI-83+

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RazsterOxzine@reddit (OP)

Good stuff. This was what we would do on our local BBS chat. IRC as well, then Yahoo chat. Good times.