The myth of George Washington's perpetual honesty pervades elementary school rhetoric. "I cannot tell a lie," he supposedly tells his father after the unfortunate demise of a cherry tree. Obviously, Washington was not infallible, but what if you had a character who was?
A man suddenly realizes that he has lost his ability to lie at the worst time possible.
Is his child asking about Santa Claus? Has his wife asked the dreaded does-X-make-me-look-fat question? Has a coworker annoyed him at work and this sudden impairment left him unable to smooth the situation over? Further, how long will this last? How did it come about? What other unwitting truths will he tell?
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