Prince Pete of Mincemeat said many things concerning the metaphor between man and mushroom. "To survive on detritus--deadwood, carcasses, dung--as the mushrooms do, this is a metaphor all men do not relish. However, I find the metaphor compelling. To live for but a spring morning in the dawn and dew, then to naturally expire in the blistering sun--this is a concept that intrigues me."