(not!) Uncatchable socket errors

gistfile1.js

var http = require('http'),
    net = require('net');

try {
    var req = http.request({
        host: '127.0.0.1',
        port: 18602,
        'createConnection':
            function (port, host) {
                var s = new net.Socket();
                // this is every event emitted in lib/net.js
                s.on('error', function (err) { console.log('Socket.error: ', err); });
                s.on('timeout', function () { console.log('Socket.timeout'); });        // why this isn't 'error' is anybody's guess
                s.on('end', function () { console.log('Socket.end'); });
                s.on('close', function () { console.log('Socket.close'); });
                s.on('connect', function () { console.log('Socket.connect'); });        // for completeness's sake
                s.on('connection', function () { console.log('Socket.connection'); });  // ditto
                s.on('drain', function () { console.log('Socket.drain'); });            // ditto
                s.on('listening', function () { console.log('Socket.listening'); });    // ditto
                s.on('data', function () { console.log('Socket.data'); });              // ditto

                // from http
                s.on('agentRemove', function () { console.log('Socket.agentRemove'); });

                return s.connect(port, host);
            }
        }
    );
    req.setTimeout(5000);
    req.on('error', function (err) { console.log('http.error: ', err); });
    req.on('clientError', function (err) { console.log('http.clientError: ', err); });
    req.on('checkContinue', function () { console.log('http.checkContinue'); });
    req.on('data', function () { console.log('http.data'); });
    req.on('end', function () { console.log('http.end'); });
    req.on('close', function () { console.log('http.close'); });
    req.on('drain', function () { console.log('http.drain'); });
    req.on('request', function () { console.log('http.request'); });
    req.on('timeout', function () { console.log('http.timeout'); });
    req.on('connect', function () { console.log('http.connect'); });
    req.on('socket', function () { console.log('http.socket'); });
    req.on('continue', function () { console.log('http.continue'); });
    req.on('upgrade', function () { console.log('http.upgrade'); });
    req.on('response', function () { console.log('http.response'); });
    req.on('aborted', function () { console.log('http.aborted'); });
    req.on('free', function () { console.log('http.free'); });
    req.on('finish', function () { console.log('http.finish'); });
    req.on('drain', function () { console.log('http.drain'); });
} catch (e) {
    console.log('caught: ', e);
}