+1, it is a semi-funny satire like a lot of British/Aussie features, part true, part exaggeration. It is a cultural thing. Do you find Monty Python funny? Some people do, a lot of people, particularly Americans don't.

"He or she may already have a drinking buddy listed as 'domestic partner' so they can take free trips to Vegas" or "you might get bumped from the flight and go home with the memory of being harassed by a security guard - for free!"