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"You don't look disabled."
"And you don't look like an asshole, but here we are."
"You don't look disabled to me."
As if they are somehow an expert.
@Jorsh I love this, if I wear long pants, they can't see my external evidence of disability, to say nothing of the invisible/internal conditions.
@Jorsh "You don't look disabled!"
"yeah, that's because I'm a fucking good actor!!"
@Jorsh I confess that I have had thoughts quite similar to this, I just don't say it out loud. 
On those rare occasions when I'm well enough interact with others I usually get comments like, "You look great! You must be feeling better!"
Nope.
How I look != How I feel
@Jorsh Oh, God this! I always knew in my brain, but I had a stroke in July. My wife's been driving me everywhere, and we have a temp permit until next July. But I'm walking now. Not great, but way better than 5 months ago. And I can stand for prolonged periods, and last month I stopped carrying my cane.
Then last week, some ahole gives me a line like that, and... well... let's just say my wife was embarrassed to be seen with me after that.
I knew it in my brain before, but now I _KNOW_ it.
Götterdämmerung 
“I would never have known to look at you…maybe you should explain to people when you first meet them”
Hmmm…life advice from folks that have known you 5 mins and think the solution is just to ‘out’ yourself several times a day for the benefit of able bodied folks who need to know your ‘label’.
Baehr 
When someone says something like "must be nice to park next to the door" I reply, "I'll trade you my handicapped placard if you take all my pain and medical bills."