Still Working?

The other day Ernie took me out for a drink at Fries and Peanuts after work (Owen had suggested it).

So we're perched at the bar, chatting away and nibbling on peanuts, when someone we know as kind of a nodding acquaintence came by.  We said hello and he stood there for a minute, folding a newspaper, and said, "Still working?"  We kind of mumbled something because we weren't quite sure what he was talking about.  Was it some kind of commentary on the fact that it wasn't long after 5:00?  Then he started talking about how nice it was to be retired and as he walked away I realized that he was asking if we were still working....as in, "ARE YOU RETIRED YET?"

Good God.

Do I LOOK as though I should be retired?

Geesh.