function hasABoddle ( array fizzit_ids ) {
    /***
     * fizzits have two properties: foo and bar
     *
     * a fizzit is a boddle if both foo and bar are true
     *
     * the data is structured such that foo_havers and bar_havers
     * are tables that maintain the history of those properties
     * for our fizzits ( eg we need to know when an admin or
     * support person changed that status of the property )
     *
     * so, we need to do a couple of queries to find the boddles
     *
     * we don't need to identify the boddles, though. this function
     * only returns true if *any* of the input fizzit_ids refer
     * to a boddle
     ***/

    foo_havers = getFooHavers( fizzit_ids )
    bar_havers = getBarHavers( fizzit_ids )

    return ( foo_havers.count > 0 ) && ( bar_havers.count > 0 )
}