I could have sworn we've done this one before, but I didn't find it with the search functionality, so here goes:

A cabin in the woods is filled with dead bodies.  Explain.

are the dead bodies human?

Yes

serial killer's hideout.

where are all the experts?

i need them to ask the right questions so i can get on the right track.

sk?...............romeo?

Nope, not a serial killer's hideout

is this in real life..................as opposed to a famous story?

I'm not sure what you are asking.  It is not based on a real occurrence, although it is a plausible scenario.

you answered correctly..................didn't help me at all.................but you did answer the question.

I know this one.  Check your messages.

funny, but now you've said that i've just had a burst of inspiration.

the dead bodies are people who didnt take a bath

how on earth does you saying you know the answer prompt me to get it....? (assuming i'm right)

magic.

whats the question

explain.

@DJ, I'm assuming you are taking yourself out of the running for the point then.  Both DJ and Monty have PMed the correct answer.

@LJ, concerning the baths, huh?

aluh  doh study me yuh know i jus on wildness.

Monty, sometimes just knowing something is solvable is enough to make you do it.

ah well, well done duke.

i hate you all.

is there anyone there besides the dead bodies?

is it dead animals?

@bluegirl, no

@LJ, all the bodies are human

I give up

a cult's mass suicide.

@bluegirl, no

They are watching a movie with dead ppl

No, they are dead.  It's possible a movie with dead people is playing as well, but nobody is alive to watch it.

ammm the cabin is used to store dead bodies

lol! so they have electricity?

how have people gotten this?

it seems impossible.

or their was some kinda freak that killed everybody in the cabin then killed himself. this gotta be it.

@LJ, no and no

@bluegirl, it is possible a movie is playing, but I wouldn't call it probable

As to how people get this one, this is the type you ask a ton of questions and slowly narrow down the answer.

Unless you are Monty.

are the ppl trapped?

oh sorry i forget de ppl was dead

were the ppl traped?

ski lodge caught in an avalanche?

Nope

You may want to ask more general questions instead of trying to hit a home run.

Of course, that opens you up to snipers...

i'm not worried about snipers..................i just can't think of any questions.......

they were all stranded and left for dead.

Were there snipers?

lol!

any idea Who were the ppl?

is there a trick to this question or is it a straight answer?

well peeps ah going and take ah lil sleep. l8tr ah go come back. Bless

bye.

i probably won't have solved it by the time you come back.

hmm, i have an idea. is it an actual cabin, or could it be a mausoleum? or some other kind of place where you store dead people, like a morgue...out in the middle of nowhere....

Did the people get there willingly or were they taken to the cabbin?

good question.

Did the people die in there or did the bodies get there after death?

@anon, it is not a mausoleum and is referred to as a cabin in normal discourse (in America anyway)

@ZM, the people willingly entered the cabin

@dek, they died in the cabin

who are these ppl could they be anybody?

why not?

i think i got it.

was it a plane crash?

heh, i had a great idea that was shot because they are people and not animals. i was thinking maybe a taxidermist, but i guess not. could it be a church?

But why would they be dead in a church?

drdec - does the cabin belong to one of the dead people?

where is drdec?

i think it's a plane crash!!

Plane crash makes sense, given that it has a cabin

yes!

It is a plane crash

Bluegirl wins!

Dammit!

Of course SHE would get it! haha.  

i thought it was already gotten.

I think it may have, but you were the first one to speak up. So I'm not 100% sure.

yeah, i don't really know how this works. i joined this forum right around the same time you did.

Monty gets the point as he was the first to PM me with the correct answer.  Whoever gets the correct answer first, whether in topic or via PM, gets the point.  Duke Jake had the answer before Sir Montague, but since he indicated he had seen the riddle before, he was disqualified.

that's what i thought.

hey- i'm just happy i figured it out.

never thought i would.

they died in a plane crash??