Many Anons are wondering about the meaning of 23 and PAIN.
It comes from this drop, where Q used a username that was actually a password for a tripcode.
But there is a deeper meaning. PAIN is, of course, French for BREAD as several people have noted.
Q is the 17th letter of the English alphabet
Would it surprise you to read this in the Bible?
Leviticus 23:17
From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to the Lord.
And you might just want to read the whole chapter here:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23&version=NIV
You can even choose a different translation if you prefer.
A friend of Q who is likely the National Security Advisor to the DOJ and the author of Cicada 3301, once posted this image with symbolic meaning stating that It's going to be BIBLICAL! .
Here is that image and the two Q drops with that statement.
Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming!