Story highlights A post on Reddit "confirms" a secret McDonald's menu

But McDonald's says there's no official secret menu

It's just our inventive customers mixing and matching items, company says

(CNN) Say something on McDonald's corporate FAQ site, and nobody listens. But say it on Reddit, and the Internet blows up.

Folks have gone a bit nutso the past few days after a poster claiming to be a McDonald's manager "confirmed" on Reddit the existence of a secret menu from which one can order, among other things, delicacies such as the "Land, Air and Sea" sandwich.

For those who have yet to gain admittance to this secret club, that would be a chicken sandwich, a Filet-O-Fish and a hamburger stacked together, all friendly-like.

Land, sea, air burger #LandAirSeaBurger A photo posted by Chris Groom (@chrisraygroom) on Jun 9, 2013 at 12:22am PDT

The July 17 "ask me anything" on Reddit has generated nearly 5,000 comments -- not all about the secret menu -- and plenty of news outlets have written about the supposed confirmation.

Except, turns out McDonald's PR has been saying customers can order off-menu items for years.

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