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Originally Posted by Pi Squared
As I type I am trying to remember a really convoluted story which was about a little boy, upstairs in bed, whose father had decided to read him a bedtime story about Australia. The little boy didn't like it, and asked (deep breath) -
"Dad, why did you bring that book that I didn't want to be read to from about Down Under up for?"
Seven prepositions (OK, 'down' and 'under' are cheating  ). The competition is now open. Do I hear eight anywhere?
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If the title of the book had happened to be "About Down Under" then you could have said:
"Dad, why did you bring that book that I didn't want to be read to from about Down Under, 'About Down Under', up for?"