"The only way to get ahead is to decapitate…

“To get ahead” should not be confused with “to get a head,” but there are jokes. “To get ahead in this world, you’d probably have to decapitate someone” was posted on Twitter by Dean John Morris on June 24, 2010. “The best way to get ahead in life is to decapitate someone” was posted on Twitter by ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ on February 13, 2016.

“The only way to get ahead is to decapitate someone” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on October 9, 2020.

Somewhat related sayings are “If you want to get ahead, get a hat” and “Why did the headless horseman go into business?”/“He wanted to get a head in life.”

Twitter
Dean John Morris
@djm19
To get ahead in this world, you’d probably have to decapitate someone.
9:43 PM · Jun 24, 2010·Twitter SMS

Twitter
Evan
@evofck
one way to get ahead is to decapitate someone. Shit. That’s not even clever.
3:55 PM · Jun 14, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Lareesa Jackson McMonigle
@elReesa
@jelojesi :: “Sometimes the best way to get ahead in life is to decapitate someone.”
#wordstoliveby #orratherdie #realquotes
11:22 PM · May 7, 2013·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
ITweetTall
@YesItsReggie
Sometimes the only way to get ahead is to decapitate a nigga
12:14 PM · Sep 17, 2015·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ
@myroyalgayness
the best way to get ahead in life is to decapitate someone
10:43 PM · Feb 13, 2016·Twitter Web Client

Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/dskutnik October 9, 2020
The only way to get ahead is to decapitate someone

Twitter
Kids and life hacks
@guys_and
The only way to get ahead is to decapitate someone
3:25 AM · Oct 9, 2020·IFTTT

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Something of the Day
@lgst_something
The only way to get ahead is to decapitate someone.
6:38 AM · Oct 9, 2020·Twitter Web App