The International Obfuscated C Code Contest (abbr. IOCCC) is a Programming contest for the most creatively obfuscated C (programming language) Code held annually since 1984 (with the exception of 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2006). There are many winning entries each year, and each entry gets a category such as "Worst Abuse of the C preprocessor" or "Most Erratic Behavior". Some quotes from 2004 winners include: (Note that the entry was written in K&R C; it doesn't work correctly in ANSI C without some change.) Some ways in which contributions are notable include: