@Override
    public boolean contains(T item) {
        Object theirItem = (Object) item;
        // Assume it isn't
        boolean returnValue = false;
        // Loop through the list
        Iterator<T> myIterator = this.iterator();
        try {
            while (myIterator.hasNext()) {
                // If the item is what we are looking for, we found it
                Object nextItem = (Object) myIterator.next();
                if (nextItem.equals(theirItem)) {
                    returnValue = true;
                }
            }
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
        }
        return returnValue;
    }