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The "Haskell implementation using monoids" on this page is the only solution I've seen where adding a new behavior (e.g. "FizzBuzzWoof") only requires a modification in one spot.

  (d 3 "Fizz" <> d 5 "Buzz")

becomes

  (d 3 "Fizz" <> d 5 "Buzz" <> d 13 "Woof")

eta: And just below it is a similar solution in Python. Cool!

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With similar properties, but more disgusting:

  for n in range(1, 101):
      print(n, end='\r')
      if n % 3 == 0:
          print("Fizz", end='')
      if n % 5 == 0:
          print("Buzz", end='')
      print()

Extra points for deviousness, but this won't produce the correct visual result when logged in on a hardcopy terminal (e.g. DECwriter); or even on a glass tty (e.g. DEC VT100) if you set the upper limit to 10001. It will also always fail a correctness test of diffing against the proper output. You should definitely consider entering the Obfuscated C contest, though.

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