char (*(*x())[])()

"char (*(*x())[])()
x: function returning pointer to array[] of pointers to function returning char" - K&R, page 122.

Because C is concise and elegant.
Seriously, I am a fan of the language, but this is unforgivable.

>>5
I feel it betrays the very spirit of the language. It is the ugly side of it - the one that eventually lead to the birth of sepples. C should be simple, elegant, and powerful. It is a language that, having studied it for a few hours, you can guesstimate the effect of almost every line of code. Not so for this line, which is counter-intuitive.