The kiss of death

"NEXT!" The executioner shouts so the line would move forward, and the executees next to the freshly headless body would push it away to clear the path to the next in line. First, they have to wait until after the thrashing and kicking subside to a feeble twitching before the next in line clears the headless body, then kneel, stretch their neck and utter the following words:" May your aim be true, my neck soft and yielding and my head roll successfully to your feet."