Wierd hash being returned from a .find_all call (usingmySQL)

I was following a basic todo list tutorial, and when I call a:

@items = Listing.find_all
render_text @items.inspect

The following is displayed in my browser, and clues?..

[#“Don”, “category”=>“Human”, “id”=>“1”, “hidden”=>“0”}>, #“Cheese”,
“category”=>“Food”, “id”=>“2”, “hidden”=>“1”}>, #“Hat”,
“category”=>“Head”, “id”=>“3”, “hidden”=>“0”}>]

I’m getting funky symbols in the hash thats being returned… I searched
everywhere for a similar problem and I can’t find anything.