* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: The mere vagueness of the text is enough to make people deduce that there's an implied meaning and context to the words, with most assuming it's implying the shoes were meant for a baby who had died.
* MemeticMutation: The story itself counts as a meme of sorts, due to its incredibly easy-to-share nature and heavy reliance on ambiguity resulting in plenty of jokes from it.
* TearJerker: The common interpretation that the story is about a baby dying or a mother having a miscarriage.

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