[Cboldt]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but shouldn't the word be "firewood".

Stacking up like cordwood implies order, to facilitate measurement of the cord. Otherwise it's just a pile of firewood. Anyway, I've always heard the expression as "stacking up like cordwood," FWIW.

[cajungirl]

Thanks, I was just being prissy about CNN. Guilty in that I am feeling very revengeful and desirous of seeing dead people stacked like firewood. So I deflect to criticizing the CNN to avoid people saying "cajungirl, you sure are blood thirsty today"

[dennisw]

"stacked like cordwood" gets many more hits on google. Much more commonly used is my conclusion