nah, nah, nah.. I was just wanting to be obvious.
Nobody on Free Republic would mistake *** for anything but "sexual relations".
Which, by the way, I've been waiting for a chance to use that line.
No worries. :)
Meanwhile, I found a painting by Vermeer on IMAO on the Dan.
http://www.imao.us/archives/001906.html
(I tried to post the picture but can only manage the link).