fugly antipattern

gistfile1.js

function handleMessage(message) {
  try { /* master handler */
    try { /* sub handler */
      try { /* sub sub handler */
        if (understandsMessage(message, "sub-sub-handler")) {
          handleMessage(message, "sub-sub-handler");
        } else { 
          throw "can't understand";
        }
      } catch (e) { throw e; }
    } catch (e) {
      if (understandsMessage(message, "sub-handler")) {
        handleMessage(message, "sub-handler")
      } else {
        throw "can't understand";
      }
    }
  } catch (e) {
    if (understandsMessage(message, "master-handler")) {
      handleMessage(message), "sub-handler")
    } else {
      throw "can't understand";
    }
  }
}