You're thinking of abstinence. It's actually a green spirit made with wormwood, once popular in Bohemian Paris.
You're thinking of abseiling. It's actually the act of purposefully refraining from doing something, typically sexual activity or consuming drugs/alcohol
You're thinking of abseiling. It's actually the act of purposefully refraining from doing something, typically sexual activity or consuming drugs/alcohol
You're thinking of abalone, which you may know as paua. It's actually using ropes to walk backwards down a steep cliff.
Am posting this here because it remains the single most perfect interaction in social media history.
The conversation did remind me of this interaction with a previous National Party leader: