There is acknowledgment that there is a subtle racist undertone in Colombia. The flower has a tutti frutti smell with a peppery undertone. The Otonalities are derived from the overtone series, and the Utonalities from the undertone series. They have a tart, sour undertone, and an oxalic acid odor. Thus, even the tender moments have an eerie undertone. Clifton suggests a homoerotic undertone to the blanket party. The normal wild type animal is brown/tan with gold speckles and an olive undertone. Also, he has a sense of humor that contains that grating undertone of contempt. Generally, it is a humorous speech with a serious undertone or point. I hope there's a humorous undertone to it. They opposed the Dutch petit bourgeois mentality by creating humorous works with a serious undertone. However, the guitars and bass provide a strong undertone of reverberation. In these cases, there is generally an undertone of irritation. Homosexuality is a strong undertone of the novel. Beside lists, the patient wrote poetry, often with a moral or philosophical undertone.