Very many very's

Imogen: "It's a very very very very very very very... *takes breath* very very very-"
Me: "STOP SAYING VERY!!!"
Imogen: "Well, I didn't want just one very."
Me: "Well, then use a word that means 'veryveryveryveryvery' like 'extremely'."
Imogen: "Well... it's a lot of years."
Me: "Till what?"
*silence* At this point, if there had been a brick wall in my van, I would have happy banged my head on it. Finally Imogen remembers: "Till Zeus dies."