On: Two B.C. companies ordered to shut down on national security grounds

[nickpeterson]

It’s a shame a two companies that have been in business for over 2000 years were brought down by a court order

[wizzwizz4 → nickpeterson]

There aren't actually any companies that old. The closest (according to Wikipedia) is 金剛組 (Kongō Gumi), which was family-owned for over 1420 years, until its purchase by a conglomerate in 2006.

[omneity → wizzwizz4]

I read it as a double entendre joke about B.C.

Whether it's appropriate on HN is another matter.