clogroll ('KLOG-rohl) (n): A list of links to blogs that a blogger has neglected during an extended period of inactivity.
On returning from said period of inactivity, a blogger is expected to produce an apology and/or a valid reason for his/her absence from the blogosphere, and subsequently, to read and comment on every post that he/she has missed for this period. Rarely does a blogger actually meet this expectation. His/her standard responses include posting a generic comment on the latest post on each of the blogs on the clogroll, proceeding to make a new post as though he/she had not disappeared at all, or in extreme cases, creating an entirely new blog in the hope of directing attention away from the old one.
Usage:
"I have so many posts to read, my sidebar looks like a clogroll."
"OMFG! How the f*** did that get on my clogroll? Who are these people? How long was I inactive again?"
Etymology:
From the Spartan word klogruul.
When the judges of ancient Sparta returned to court after their annual three-month vacation (from March to May, corresponding to Spartan Idol, a fighting tournament of great renown), they normally found a stack of undecided cases to be heard. It was a common practice to resolve their dilemma by sentencing all the defendants to death without trial or even a rudimentary glance at the actual crimes committed. This was called 'klearen de klogruul' (clearing the clogroll).
Incidentally, Spartan records indicate that the number of citizens arrested for petty theft and jaywalking observed a 97% drop every year during the first week of March.
