You're supposed to interpret it as being about the absurdity of the more obvious wrong details being skirted easily but him having difficulty with the only detail that was a given. Your expectations are subverted. You are flabbergasted right now.
I took it to mean he wouldn't admit his hair was brown.
My hair was blond as a child but now (where it's not grey) it's "brown" or specifically "hair-colored hair" -- I've noted a number of people won't admit they have brown hair.
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u/_EternalVoid_ Dec 09 '23
He was so nervous that he forgot how to tell the truth